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

As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied. — Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The country recently announced plans to at least triple its oil refining capacity amid growing concerns around its exposure to global price shocks. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

What’s included in base plans varies between providers, which is why comparing contracts — not just marketing pages — is how experienced homeowners find the right fit. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

The Premier League club see the addition of the 18-year-old striker as a significant step in plans to step up the level of their academy recruitment. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Project plans show access routes for large trucks, including 65-foot trucks with two-axle trailers and fuel tankers. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Casinos offer voluntary self-exclusion programs for compulsive gamblers; birth plans allow devotees of natural labor to deny their future selves an epidural. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Glover has taken a leadership job at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, while Wiseman's future plans weren't disclosed. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Customer missions next Muon now plans to incorporate the flight data into further development of Starlight. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Muse is rolling out to adults in the US for free first, and Meta plans to add the agent to its AI smart glasses soon, but didn’t provide a timeline or specify which agentic features this would involve. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

Walton plans to use the $100 million commitment as a way to encourage state governments to match the nonprofit’s investment. — Glenn Gamboa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The Foundry plans nine band rehearsal spaces in a future phase. — Jasmine Hentschel, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Lamming says his team plans to test these ideas—specifically, whether protein supplementation genuinely benefits those who exercise, and whether restriction benefits those who don’t—more directly in both mice and people over the next few years. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

The practice also plans to invest in continuing education, including advanced trainings and international learning opportunities for providers. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

The former president plans to join House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) at an event in New York. — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Ferguson plans to join the United States Navy in the near future. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026