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

The guide is clearly intended as a basic primer for the public rather than a tactical blueprint. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Second, David Stearns and the Mets would have to have a good blueprint to replace Lindor for 2027. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 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