Synonyms of planned

planned 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in designed

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

2

as in anticipated

Related Words

• anticipated
• expected
• predicted
• awaited
• possible
• potential
• prospective
• future
• projected
• upcoming
• subsequent
• later
• forthcoming
• unborn
• nearing
• imminent
• eventual
• impending
• coming
• final
• ensuing
• after
• approaching
• oncoming
• last
• posterior
• pending
• ulterior
• ultimate

Dissimilar Words

• previous
• prior
• precedent
• past
• anterior
• preceding
• antecedent
• bygone

planned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of plan

1

as in prepared

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I plan to have a party for my birthday, even if I have to throw it myself

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planned

Adjective

Meanwhile, Air France-KLM has suspended flights to Riyadh until 31 October and Delta Air Lines has delayed planned services from Atlanta to Riyadh, initially due to start on October 23, until March 2027. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

For starters, the amino acid must be compatible with the backbone folding up into its planned structure. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Delta Air Lines delayed its planned nonstop flight service between Atlanta and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday after consecutive Houthi strikes killed over a dozen people and wounded hundreds more at the Saudi airport over the weekend. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

The focus of Saturday’s planned protest was Gyanesh Kumar, the head of the Electoral Commission that’s currently in the middle of a gargantuan exercise to remove dead, duplicate and otherwise ineligible voters from its rolls. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Utilities announced planned water and sewer shutdowns on Okaloosa Island and Pensacola Beach. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Together, the partners use electrical heat to copy operating conditions inside the planned NuSun micro fission system. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

The contract's odds will be resolved and verified by Data Center Map, which plots out planned and running data centers on its website. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Some planned attractions include a Barbie activity pool and a Hot Wheels slide tower. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Earlier this month, H Mart named the six restaurants planned for the supermarket’s food court for the upcoming location at 6366 Mack Road in south Sacramento. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Russia planned to demand the world championships be stripped of their Olympic qualifier status over the issue, sports minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on social media on Tuesday. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

The figures came at a full-day investor event at Anthropic’s San Francisco headquarters, where CEO Dario Amodei and CFO Krishna Rao made their pitch ahead of an IPO planned for November. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

The opening of a store in Abu Dhabi planned for last month has been postponed until next year. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

In an email, ICE responded that Teare should get to Port Isabel fast because the agency planned to deport Presa, according to the district attorney’s office. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026