Synonyms of programs

programs 1 of 2

noun

plural of program

1

as in schedules

a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)

the program will tell us the scheduled order of musical numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schedules
• agendas
• calendars
• organizations
• timetables
• dockets
• bills of fare
• cards
• exercises
• plates
• sequences
• arrangements
• setups
• dance cards
• orders
• orderings

2

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

we need to come up with a program to deal with kids skipping school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in procedures

a way of acting or proceeding

recommends a program of regular dental checkups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedures
• policies
• strategies
• methods
• methodologies
• courses
• approaches
• plans
• schemes
• lines
• purposes
• intentions
• designs
• intents
• blueprints
• directions
• pathways
• paths
• tacks

programs

2 of 2

verb

variants also programmes

present tense third-person singular of program

as in schemes

Related Words

• schemes
• plans
• designs
• maps (out)
• concerts
• charts
• maneuvers
• shapes
• promises
• contracts
• works out
• frames
• drafts
• lays out
• intrigues
• blueprints
• pledges
• schematizes
• hammers out
• calculates
• squares away
• figures
• chooses
• determines
• agrees (on)
• sanctions
• concludes
• opts
• resolves
• arranges
• approves
• deals
• sets
• authorizes
• decides
• confirms
• affirms
• fixes
• finishes
• ends
• rounds (off or out)
• warrants
• winds up
• completes
• bargains
• closes
• wraps up
• horse-trades
• finalizes
• OKs
• settles
• negotiates
• chaffers
• dickers
• haggles
• clears

Dissimilar Words

• calls
• recalls
• drops
• differs (over)
• repeals
• debates
• revokes
• disagrees (with)
• objects
• counters
• protests
• aborts
• opposes
• calls off
• rescinds
• resists
• contests
• disputes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of programs

Noun

Current oil market pricing directly affects whether these multi-year redevelopment programs balance their expenses. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

There were multiple big-time programs that needed new coaches that cycle, from heavyweights like Texas and LSU to the Phil Knight–backed Oregon. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Eighty-five percent of the families that go to our daughter’s school district, our Title One school, get federal programs. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The strongest organizations are not those that occasionally launch ambitious transformation programs. — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Those circumstances can make individual research programs especially relevant to the community following their progress. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The fund is a primary source of money for climate projects in California, but a new three-tier payout system left some crucial programs last in line to receive money. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

At the same time, many of these tech companies, like Microsoft and IBM, have been providing accessible professional certificate programs to workers across the globe in hopes of closing the skills gap. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

In addition to multiple scholarship donations and programs, Parton also mobilized over the years after natural disasters affected both her home state and surrounding areas. — CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026