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

But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

But unlike its competitors, Mistral has no plans to slow down development of advanced models. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Executive Director Matt Floca denies shelving necessary work, saying inspections this summer revealed how far leaks had spread and that plans changed after a contractor’s estimate came in far above budget. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Still, RadarOnline is reporting that Harry’s plans to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his mother’s tragic death could overshadow Camilla’s 80th birthday. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

If those plans were to pass, the fleet could brighten the night sky so much that astronomical observations around the world might become impossible, critics say. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

But the snowshed was never extended, and there are currently no plans to do so. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Huntington expanding headquarters, too Along with the new sign, Huntington National Bank has been aggressively expanding in Charlotte and the region, which includes plans to take over two more floors at One South on the 39th and 40th floors. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, over the weekend, the New York Times revealed previously unreported details about the center’s plans to remove and replace the artworks in its collection, including gifts from foreign countries. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

The company plans to actually remove debris beginning in 2027. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Quaise plans to direct that energy underground to heat rock intensely enough to remove it, replacing the mechanical cutting action of conventional drill bits. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The president plans to campaign with Husted in Vandalia, near Dayton in southwest Ohio. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Israel also occupies large parts of southern Syria and Israeli officials have said the military plans to stay there indefinitely. — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

The development also plans to include a resort-style pool, a clubhouse, pickleball courts and a dog park. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

The department plans to add three more pilots by the end of the year. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The Ostrich Army spoke of the impending incursion as the advent of jackboot autocracy, but plans to resist it seemed more equivocal. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa Signature Walk’s inaugural season, from April to September this year, counted 80 separate walk departures, about four a week; for the 2027 season, the TWC plans to have departures daily. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026