PROGRAMS Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

programs 1 of 2

noun

plural of program

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

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Relevance

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

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as in procedures

a way of acting or proceeding recommends a program of regular dental checkups

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programs

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verb

variants also programmes

present tense third-person singular of program

as in schemes

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Recent Examples of programs

Noun

The uninterrupted airing of its ads will enable the charity to continue funding its programs for children and families. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 June 2026 The selection marks one of the first major European defense programs to incorporate Schiebel’s newest heavy-lift unmanned helicopter platform, which has been undergoing flight testing and customer evaluations over the past two years. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026 These are valuable research programs. —

James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 Two years later, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan seized on her story to attack waste in social welfare programs. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 Long Beach Poly boasts one of the proudest programs in California yet Harris opted to transfer to Servite in February 2025 and has not looked back. —

Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 The foundation also donated $2,000 toward the school’s sports programs. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026 Pratt gave examples of how the city could help the crisis, such as inmate trainer programs as a way to foster dogs. —

Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for programs

Noun

The traditional three-meal-a-day structure is fading in many family households, replaced by smaller, more frequent meals built around unpredictable schedules.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
After-school grazing boards have become a routine fixture in many homes, especially as sports schedules, remote work and hybrid routines pull family members in different directions at different times.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026