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

Because the retail business is rapidly changing, action plans are expected to change. — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Le Pen's plans involve billions in new spending and lack credibility, according to Bloomberg Economics. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

The group’s plans for the Middle East have been affected by the regional conflict, which has put some expansion activity in the region on hold. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Though Netflix is profitable, analysts say the company hasn’t produced enough hits and are skeptical of its plans to grow its subscriber base. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The new plans bring the group’s total billboards across those three states to more than 350. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Several lawmakers, including Republicans, have spoken out against plans to broadcast the execution. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

However, that’s unlikely to derail Benski’s plans for his new venture. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

When plans were made for a visit to Japan by President Eisenhower in 1960—it was eventually called off—there weren’t enough policemen to guard his route into Tokyo, so the yakuza were mobilized to help. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

New safety requirements apply What sets the aircraft apart is its enhanced angle-of-attack system, which Boeing plans to introduce across the 737 MAX family. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

The company has about 40 employees across San Francisco and New York and plans to reach around 75 by the end of the year. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Now Stonecypher plans to vote for every Democrat on the ballot for the first time in his life. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Construction is set to begin next year; the school plans to welcome graduate students in 2028 and undergraduates in 2032. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

In November, Texas plans to add a six-month probationary period before lowering a rating. — Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company plans to undergo a restructuring process and emerge as a private company, with support from billionaire Charles Koch’s investment firm, by the end of the year. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Indeed, SpaceX plans to sunset the Falcon 9 and its cousin, the Falcon Heavy, in the next few years, shifting their duties over to the fully reusable, far more powerful Starship, which remains in the test-flight phase. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Disney did not respond to Ars’ request for comment on whether the company plans to use Character. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026