Synonyms of plans

plans 1 of 2

noun

plural of plan

1

as in strategies

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

there is a contingency plan in the office for handling almost any emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strategies
• blueprints
• programs
• schemes
• projects
• designs
• systems
• arrangements
• proposals
• ideas
• master plans
• games
• procedures
• recipes
• intentions
• ways
• game plans
• ground plans
• road maps
• policies
• devices
• plots
• techniques
• purposes
• specifications
• intents
• aims
• tactics
• maneuvers
• conspiracies
• maps
• protocols
• means
• conceptions
• stratagems
• contrivances
• specifics
• counterplans
• tricks
• formulas
• subterfuges
• gambits
• diagrams
• counterstrategies
• patterns
• collusions
• platforms
• ruses
• layouts
• setups
• projets

2

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

our plan is to finish up by next Friday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goals
• purposes
• intentions
• aims
• ideas
• objectives
• ambitions
• intents
• dreams
• objects
• things
• aspirations
• designs
• targets
• ideals
• meanings
• projects
• pretensions
• hopes
• points
• schemes
• bournes
• ends
• marks
• wishes
• desires
• plots
• minds
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

plans

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plan

1

as in designs

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• designs
• prepares
• plots
• organizes
• charts
• arranges
• budgets
• projects
• devises
• outlines
• maps (out)
• schemes (out)
• calculates
• blueprints
• shapes
• choreographs
• drafts
• strategizes (about)
• intends
• lays out
• frames
• contemplates
• sketches
• concerts
• figures
• aims
• conspires
• intrigues
• contrives
• has on
• means
• machinates
• gets up
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

2

as in intends

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

• intends
• hopes
• aims
• wishes
• contemplates
• means
• purposes
• designs
• proposes
• looks
• tries
• goes
• purports
• attempts
• aspires
• calculates
• dreams
• allows
• figures on
• plots
• schemes
• meditates
• considers
• debates
• struggles
• endeavors
• strives
• ponders
• effects
• accomplishes
• mulls (over)
• executes
• achieves
• performs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plans

Noun

Nvidia, the computer chip manufacturing behemoth, had just announced plans to build AI supercomputers in the United States. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Unfortunately for this part of the Lamborghini customer base, its chief marketing and sales officer Federico Foschini says there are currently no plans to put a similar transmission in one of the marque’s supercars. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Mortgages, bonds, annuities, pensions, college savings plans, retirement accounts—the list goes on. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

The files included personal emails, social plans and gifts that extended beyond formal legal work. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Seek out a qualified immigration attorney and talk with family about emergency plans and powers of attorney. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

More details were unveiled this morning about plans for a midnight social media curfew for older teens. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Investors are trying to suss out where the Fed will take interest rates, as Warsh pulls back on how the Fed talks about its plans. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Verb

The company now plans to demonstrate how the same autonomous technologies can improve aircraft inspection and maintenance. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

The documents say the company plans to build seven pump stations, three of them located on federal land managed by the agency. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The company in September plans to announce its third vehicle model, which Nguyen said is a departure from the company’s bread-and-butter SUV lineup. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

The company plans to raise around $29 billion by issuing American depositary receipts (ADRs) in order to fund new factories and equipment, according to a regulatory filing. — Kif Leswing,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Kennedy plans to ignore such noise in the lead-up to the draft. — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Rather than stopping at collecting public opinion, the organization plans to launch a behavioral research program designed to understand why consumers’ intentions often fail to translate into purchasing decisions. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October. — New Atlas, 9 July 2026

In addition, the group plans to bury a time capsule on July 4 in Philadelphia to be opened on America's 500th birthday in 2276. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026