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

The conspiracy, which originated in social media posts flagged by the FBI, included a floor plan of the school and lists of items to wear during the planned shooting, according to police warrants obtained Tuesday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Officials have also identified the B-1B Lancer as another aircraft for testing and planned integration. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

The Brazilian Treasury on Monday canceled two planned bond auctions scheduled for this week amid concerns over demand and soaring yields. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

It was then moved to Hitler’s storage facility in Munich, where prized works were held for a planned Führermuseum. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The planned bus route would start near the College of Idaho in Caldwell, stop at the College of Western Idaho in Nampa and the Boise Airport, and end at Micron’s campus. — Mark Dee october 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

Machado was briefly detained in January 2025, following a protest against Maduro's planned swearing-in ceremony, and went into hiding in Venezuela for 11 months. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

The planned replanting covers less than half the area cleared at Muhos alone. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Its planned refueling capability is particularly interesting. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Verb

Beehive’s planned 8,000-unit annual capacity reflects the production ambitions behind that strategy. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Flight paths are planned in advance and followed autonomously by the airship, though a human pilot monitors missions from a control room in Paris and can step in if things go off track. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

It was revealed in August that the Sussexes planned to establish a private home base in Britain for an extended stay while keeping their properties in California and Portugal. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

According to Parsons, the in-orbit fueling test is the third launch planned from Florida. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

Federal authorities alleged Soliman planned the attack for a year. — Thomas Peipert, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Gulf countries had also planned to meet with Iran in Salalah, Oman, on September 14 to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. — Allison Minor, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026

The right to demonstrate is protected by the French Constitution, and bans on demonstrations planned for Thursday in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble were seen by some as an infringement on French people's right to protest. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026