Synonyms of projecting

projecting 1 of 2

adjective

as in inflated

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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