Synonyms of designed

designed 1 of 2

adjective

as in intended

Related Words

• intended
• planned
• deliberate
• intentional
• conscious
• willed
• voluntary
• purposeful
• calculated
• considered
• weighed
• advised
• studied
• purposive
• knowing
• measured
• reasoned
• thoughtful
• set
• premeditated
• willful
• witting
• optional
• volunteer
• discretionary
• elective
• prepense
• premeditative

Dissimilar Words

• chance
• unintentional
• inadvertent
• random
• unwitting
• accidental
• incidental
• necessary
• haphazard
• nondeliberate
• forced
• required
• sudden
• mandatory
• ordered
• aimless
• compulsory
• purposeless
• abrupt
• desultory
• nonpurposive
• impetuous
• hit-or-miss
• involuntary
• obligatory
• casual
• spontaneous
• instinctive
• impromptu
• coerced
• impulsive
• extemporaneous
• nonelective
• unpremeditated
• unforced

designed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of design

1

as in planned

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

early on she had designed to a top position in a major insurance company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intended
• planned
• aimed
• meant
• hoped
• proposed
• contemplated
• tried
• looked
• went
• calculated
• wished
• allowed
• purposed
• attempted
• purported
• aspired
• considered
• meditated
• figured on
• dreamed
• plotted
• struggled
• endeavored
• debated
• performed
• accomplished
• executed
• achieved
• effected
• pondered
• strove
• schemed
• mulled (over)

2

as in prepared

to work out the details of (something) in advance

the foreman designed a better layout for the factory floor to improve efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• prepared
• organized
• arranged
• devised
• calculated
• plotted
• charted
• outlined
• shaped
• choreographed
• projected
• budgeted
• mapped (out)
• drafted
• intended
• blueprinted
• framed
• laid out
• schemed (out)
• aimed
• strategized (about)
• conspired
• contemplated
• contrived
• meant
• sketched
• intrigued
• figured
• got up
• had on
• machinated
• concerted
• put up
• meditated
• premeditated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of designed

Adjective

Portfolio Homes are a free selection of pre-designed and pre-approved, small scale home building plans the city is offering at no cost to a resident or developer. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026

With designed runs, Iamaleava can take the next leap of his career. — Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026

Verb

Lockheed Martin designed the technology to support PAC-3 operations as battlefield conditions and threat directions change. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

In Abu Dhabi, water security has been designed as part of the same system as energy security. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Contrast therapy clubs are venues built around communal sauna and cold plunge sessions designed as social occasions rather than solo recovery work. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

The probe’s landing gear is designed to absorb the energy of each landing to mitigate the risk of tipping over or bouncing back into space, a real concern with the feeble and uneven gravity field on Phobos. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Players will be barred from contact with team personnel, unable to use team facilities, along with many other noticeable changes designed to pretend as though the stars who sustain the sport don't exist. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Prebiotics and probiotics have separate roles but are designed to support each other. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Leading the October launch are the new Cream Multi-Stick and Highlighting Multi-Stick, multitasking essentials designed around versatility, ease and portability. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Initially designed as a search tool, the system has evolved to recommend actions during races, Jack Harington, head of technical and performance partnerships at Oracle Red Bull Racing, told CNBC in an interview. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026