Synonyms of blueprint

blueprint 1 of 2

noun

ˈblü-ˌprint 

as in plan

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plan
• strategy
• program
• scheme
• project
• design
• system
• arrangement
• proposal
• master plan
• ground plan
• game plan
• recipe
• game
• idea
• road map
• way
• procedure
• intent
• intention
• technique
• plot
• purpose
• device
• policy
• map
• conspiracy
• aim
• collusion
• stratagem
• gambit
• maneuver
• means
• formula
• protocol
• conception
• diagram
• tactic
• subterfuge
• ruse
• counterstrategy
• contrivance
• pattern
• platform
• trick
• setup
• layout
• counterplan
• specific(s)
• projet
• specification(s)

blueprint

2 of 2

verb

as in to plan

to work out the details of (something) in advance

blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plan
• design
• prepare
• organize
• chart
• plot
• outline
• budget
• arrange
• devise
• calculate
• project
• shape
• scheme (out)
• draft
• choreograph
• map (out)
• frame
• lay out
• strategize (about)
• sketch
• contemplate
• figure
• intend
• concert
• contrive
• aim
• conspire
• machinate
• mean
• get up
• have on
• intrigue
• put up
• meditate
• premeditate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blueprint

Noun

Republicans also separately advanced a $95 billion budget blueprint that would set them up for a reconciliation bill. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 July 2026

Inside, the blueprint for the rooms, which was drawn up in 1929, is much the same, though with some welcome contemporary additions like coffee machines and vast TVs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Verb

As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions. — Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2026

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which publicly blueprinted the Administration’s all-out aggression, telegraphed some matters. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025