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

Although the tapes won’t be part of the planned auction, Littleton is going forward with selling previously unpublished photos of the band, studio material, set lists, a tour parka, instruments the band owned, and other items. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

But Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s space odyssey is poised to re-enter orbit with planned fall screenings and tastemaker events as Amazon MGM Studios revs up its most potent Best Picture vehicle to date. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

At 10,000 tonnes of planned output, Chalyx would have nearly 28 times the annual production capacity of its existing 360-ton facility. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Other Rivestone affordable housing projects include the Y Lofts in Kansas City, Kansas, the Villa View Apartments and the planned Ascent apartments in the Hospital Hill area. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Deadline has been alerted to a planned protest against NAZA outside Lincoln Center in New York City, where the film will screen on Saturday. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Hyperscalers are racing to build data centers, but have faced mounting public opposition as well as pushback on planned developments to power the mammoth sites. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Instead, observers only need more time on existing or planned telescopes. — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

The Predator crew was on-site, waiting outside to film the planned confrontation. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

This full-circle debut is a bit of a Bali redo for Regent, and a very intentionally planned one at that, having been in the works since 2009, when the owner (who also owns two Holiday Inn Resorts on the island) purchased the land. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

The later event was planned to take place at a Lenexa barbecue restaurant but appears to have been moved to a new location. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

The district says three more such events are planned for 2027 in Palos Verdes Estates, Inglewood and El Segundo. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

About 2,270 parking spaces would initially be available on surrounding vacant parcels, including land planned for future development. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Construction is planned to start next year, and the university expects to begin enrolling students in 2028. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Spinnova had originally planned to install the line in Jyväskylä, Finland. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

The two planned their wedding around a weekend planned upstate with a visit to the state fair. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

As part of the arrangement, the elder Ryan agreed to cover the lion’s share of the differences in building a new stadium, originally priced at $830 million, from the $300 million the university planned to spend on renovating the older one. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026