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

Mercyhurst will drop its Division I men's hockey program at the end of the academic year as part of a university-wide master plan, the 2,600-student private school announced on Friday. —CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

No matter what, though, Wigder believes the city’s master plans, or blueprints for the future, need to be looked at and updated responsibly. —Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

The new hospital, which new records now show will be 14 stories high, is projected to open in 2030, according to JPS’ master plan. —Samuel O’Neal 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026

Josh Brooks, a principal at Sasaki, the architecture firm designing the site’s master plan, said during a community meeting in February that the team plans to design the area so that noise and visual impacts are pushed as far from the residential neighborhood as possible. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 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