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

In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Each one has something special to offer; read on to begin planning your next fall getaway. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers, planning on a deep run, didn’t tax their starting pitchers heavily in their first round. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

The teen who was fatally shot at a south Fort Worth apartment complex Wednesday evening was planning to graduate from high school in May. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Prince William and Prince Harry are both reportedly planning to honor the 30th anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana’s, death. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026

Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not planning operations targeting polling locations, while leaving open the possibility of enforcement in the event of a public safety threat. — Time Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026