master plan

noun

: a plan giving overall guidance

Synonyms of master plan

• plan
• strategy
• blueprint
• program
• scheme
• project

Examples of master plan in a Sentence

He has a master plan for becoming a millionaire.

my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished

Recent Examples on the Web

How downtown Lincoln looks and develops over the next 20 years could be shaped by a new master plan that may change zoning rules, encourage more housing and make some development easier to approve. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Congratulations, Seminoles fans, part one of your master plan to return to the pantheon of college football has been completed. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation launched an international urban planning contest in August 2002, and Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind’s master plan titled ‘Memory Foundations’ was selected. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The original master plan envisioned millions of square feet of luxury high-rises, retail space, corporate offices and a massive global headquarters for Under Armour, promising an economic lifeline for Baltimore directly off Interstate 95. — Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for master plan

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan