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

The president is planning to take the stage both nights of the convention, giving a keynote address Wednesday and then closing remarks after Vice President JD Vance gives his own speech the following night. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Louisiana site moves forward The company is also planning a technology-neutral screening of available small modular reactor designs. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

The impact is also visible among high school students planning their next steps. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Success often depended less on luck than on planning ahead, and that lesson still applies. — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

After years of planning sailings for clients (and taking plenty herself), Eccles has seen the packing mistakes that trip up even experienced cruisers. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

According to Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, Harry is planning a project to mark the 30th anniversary of his mother’s death next year. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2026

Scenario planning moves from an annual event to a quarterly discipline. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

People planning beach trips should go to one where lifeguards are on duty, the weather service said, as large waves and strong rip currents are likely. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026