Synonyms of projected

projected 1 of 2

adjective

as in predicted

Related Words

• predicted
• anticipated
• expected
• potential
• awaited
• planned
• future
• prospective
• possible
• nearing
• subsequent
• upcoming
• eventual
• coming
• unborn
• later
• forthcoming
• impending
• imminent
• approaching
• final
• ensuing
• oncoming
• posterior
• after
• last
• pending
• ultimate
• ulterior

Dissimilar Words

• previous
• prior
• anterior
• precedent
• past
• preceding
• antecedent
• bygone

projected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of project

1

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• swelled
• stood out
• ballooned
• jutted
• stuck out
• billowed
• bunched
• started
• extended
• overhung
• pouched
• bellied
• pouted
• pooched
• beetled
• inflated
• bagged
• stretched
• lengthened
• domed
• expanded
• distended
• dilated
• elongated
• mushroomed
• blew up
• snowballed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracted
• compressed
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted

2

as in planned

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we must project next year's budget now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• designed
• prepared
• calculated
• plotted
• arranged
• organized
• charted
• budgeted
• outlined
• shaped
• devised
• choreographed
• mapped (out)
• drafted
• laid out
• framed
• blueprinted
• schemed (out)
• intended
• contemplated
• strategized (about)
• sketched
• conspired
• figured
• intrigued
• aimed
• contrived
• had on
• meant
• got up
• machinated
• put up
• concerted
• meditated
• premeditated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of projected

Adjective

Tweaking those will move the positional projections accordingly by elevating or lowering the team’s play calling and overall projected production. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Marsh hit a sinker that went a projected 454 feet to the second deck in right-center. — CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

Verb

More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget marked the occasion by noting that the retirement program’s trust fund is projected to be depleted in six years, triggering an automatic benefit reduction of about 22% under current law. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

That was far below expectations of some analysts who had projected an uptick by a double-digit percentage. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

The energy consultancy Rystad has projected that the region’s additional coal demand resulting from the LNG shortfall will be roughly 70 million tons in 2026. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

The storm caught the state off guard, having made a sudden shift to the east and smack into the core of the state after most forecasters had projected it to make landfall much farther to the north. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

The tax increase is projected to generate more than $19 billion over 30 years, but no other transportation project can get off the ground before the Red Line Commuter Rail moves forward. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026

All but one of those opponents are projected to make the playoffs. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026