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

Ergonomics was about chairs that were built for people, rather than chairs designed to fit efficiently into an office or be simple to stack and move. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

By adding a measurable voltage reference, eCOphite is designed to give battery management systems another signal to work with. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

The weekend will also feature RAF NEXT GEN, RAF’s youth wrestling platform designed to give the next generation of athletes a stage alongside the professional league. — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

So that the bars weren’t their own competition, Wild Child was designed with a more feminine aesthetic and initially leaned into a concept focused on wine, low-alcohol cocktails and mocktails. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Many federal vehicle rules were written around cars designed for human drivers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Six Flags announced that coming in 2027 to its Valencia park will be Thrill Glider, a first of its kind thrill ride designed by coaster manufacturer Vekoma exclusively for Magic Mountain. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Those would then need to be designed and constructed, processes that cost money and take years. — Rose Evans september 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026