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PLAN Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word plan. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word plan. (close relations)
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design
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

• an arrangement scheme

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• a decorative or artistic work

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

• the creation of something in the mind

verb

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

• create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

• make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

• create designs

• conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

• intend or have as a purpose

program
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

• a radio or television show

• a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

• an integrated course of academic studies

• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

verb

• arrange a program of or for

• write a computer program

project
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

verb

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

agenda
nounn
noun

• a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

• a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

arrangement
nounn
noun

• the thing arranged or agreed to

• an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

• a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

• the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

blueprint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.

verb

• make a blueprint of

method
nounn
noun

• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

outline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the line that appears to bound an object

• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

• a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

• describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

• draw up an outline or sketch for something

• trace the shape of

schedule
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

• an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur

verb

• plan for an activity or event

• make a schedule; plan the time and place for events

scheme
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

• a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

• devise a system or form a scheme for

strategy
nounn
noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

system
nounn
noun

• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

• a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

• a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

• the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

floor plan
nounn
noun

• scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation

contrive
verbv
verb

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• put or send forth

programme
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

• an integrated course of academic studies

• a radio or television show

• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

verb

• write a computer program

• arrange a program of or for

architectural plan
nounn
noun

• scale drawing of a structure

be after
verb

• have the will and intention to carry out some action

Best Hypernyms For PLAN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for plan, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
arrangement idea think approach cerebrate cogitate drawing intend mean organisation organization outline proposal strategy system thought
Phrases (2)
create by mental actcreate mentally

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