Synonyms of planning

planning

verb

present participle of plan

1

as in preparing

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• designing
• organizing
• arranging
• plotting
• calculating
• devising
• charting
• shaping
• outlining
• projecting
• budgeting
• choreographing
• drafting
• blueprinting
• mapping (out)
• framing
• contemplating
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• intending
• sketching
• figuring
• conspiring
• aiming
• contriving
• intriguing
• concerting
• machinating
• getting up
• meaning
• having on
• meditating
• premeditating
• putting up

2

as in intending

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

• intending
• contemplating
• going
• hoping
• aiming
• looking
• trying
• designing
• proposing
• wishing
• meaning
• calculating
• attempting
• aspiring
• meditating
• purporting
• considering
• purposing
• dreaming
• allowing
• plotting
• figuring on
• pondering
• debating
• struggling
• striving
• endeavoring
• executing
• accomplishing
• performing
• achieving
• effecting
• scheming
• mulling (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planning

As part of the wider anniversary push, Burberry is also planning an in-store activation in London. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

SpaceX is planning for Starship to complete six orbits of Earth over the course of about eight hours, during which the company hopes to stream live views of the planet from Ship’s onboard cameras. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

As for Manno, the Atlantic City resident, is planning to spend Saturday night with family away from the coast. — Scott Simon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

But after my diagnosis, planning a trip wasn’t really about the trip. — Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Earlier in the week, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News — citing unnamed sources — each reported Brightline was planning to file for bankruptcy in New Jersey to restructure its debt. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

As talks between the two sides continue — with the expectation that the situation could come to a head as soon as Sunday night — antimerger activists are planning a series of rallies in Oakland, Los Angeles and New York. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Weida, a passenger on the bus, was planning to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his family this Saturday. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026