Synonyms of projecting

projecting 1 of 2

adjective

as in inflated

Related Words

• inflated
• enlarged
• risen
• bulbous
• swollen
• jutting
• blown up
• ballooning
• convex
• distended
• expanded
• protuberant
• extended
• puffy
• bloated
• protruding
• spherical
• puffed
• domed
• rounded
• protrusive
• bulging
• globular
• round
• cambered
• global

Dissimilar Words

• hollow
• concave
• sunken
• depressed
• dished
• indented
• recessed
• dented
• cavernous
• crescentic
• cupped
• alveolar
• cuplike
• recurved
• dimpled
• cuppy
• pockmarked

projecting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of project

1

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• jutting
• billowing
• overhanging
• swelling
• standing out
• pouting
• extending
• sticking out
• bellying
• starting
• ballooning
• bunching
• pooching
• bagging
• beetling
• pouching
• stretching
• inflating
• lengthening
• expanding
• distending
• dilating
• elongating
• doming
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• condensing
• compressing
• constricting

2

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we must project next year's budget now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• preparing
• designing
• organizing
• arranging
• calculating
• plotting
• charting
• shaping
• devising
• outlining
• choreographing
• budgeting
• mapping (out)
• drafting
• framing
• laying out
• contemplating
• blueprinting
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• figuring
• intending
• conspiring
• aiming
• contriving
• sketching
• intriguing
• concerting
• getting up
• machinating
• meaning
• having on
• meditating
• putting up
• premeditating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of projecting

Verb

Sweetgreen cut its full-year outlook on August 6, projecting declines in sales and foot traffic. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

With grocery prices still elevated and the USDA projecting further increases in fresh produce costs, shoppers may need to keep layering those strategies to stretch their budgets. — Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

The days of simply projecting films onto a silver screen are going the way of silent movies. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Berwick recalls an employee sending her a video of someone projecting a Knicks finals game on the side of a New York City building and then, after the final whistle, immediately pivoting to a Summer House reunion episode. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

But behind the pomp and ceremony of official Washington, the meeting will reveal two wary superpowers projecting their doubts and apprehensions onto the other. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

A lot more is at stake than that payment, with the city projecting the permanent casino complex to generate $200 million in annual local tax revenue. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Xi has stressed the importance of projecting an image of China as a rule-of-law country. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Her music really is all about loving, too, with songs projecting the uncomplicated joy of a wide-eyed college graduate who goes to the bar on the weekends and falls in love at first sight. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026