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

What’s more, ESPN ranks the Dolphins 31st in its three-year power rankings (projecting 2027 through 2029). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

In a variation on her character from Parasite, Cho deftly underplays Yi-je’s insensitivity as another woman projecting a blithe lack of awareness of her privilege. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

School officials reported in March that the campus had operated at a deficit for three consecutive years and was projecting a roughly $950,000 shortfall for the coming school year. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Within seconds of a leader walking into a room, a team reads and reflects the kind of energy that person is projecting. — Tony Loyd, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Its market could now expand beyond agriculture, with Grand View Research projecting ammonia production to increase 58% by 2033. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

The district is projecting a budget deficit due to the expiration of its current operational referendum after the 2026-27 school year. — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026

About 26 years ago, Social Security’s trustees were already projecting the trust funds to run dry in 2037, after which payroll taxes would cover only 72% of benefits. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

After everything — the fame, the characters, the decades of people projecting so much onto him — there was still just Tim. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026