Synonyms of projects

projects 1 of 2

noun

plural of project

as in plans

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• strategies
• blueprints
• programs
• schemes
• designs
• systems
• proposals
• arrangements
• games
• ideas
• recipes
• ways
• master plans
• road maps
• game plans
• procedures
• devices
• techniques
• ground plans
• plots
• purposes
• intentions
• specifications
• policies
• conspiracies
• maneuvers
• tactics
• intents
• maps
• means
• protocols
• aims
• tricks
• contrivances
• conceptions
• collusions
• projets
• platforms
• subterfuges
• stratagems
• patterns
• layouts
• gambits
• formulas
• diagrams
• setups
• specifics
• ruses
• counterstrategies
• counterplans

projects

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of project

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• pokes
• stands out
• bulges
• pouches
• sticks out
• bunches
• bags
• juts
• beetles
• overhangs
• swells
• balloons
• pooches
• bellies
• domes
• pouts
• starts
• billows
• extends
• stretches
• mushrooms
• snowballs
• expands
• lengthens
• blows up
• dilates
• inflates
• distends
• elongates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracts
• shrinks
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts

2

as in designs

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we must project next year's budget now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• designs
• plots
• charts
• prepares
• organizes
• budgets
• maps (out)
• arranges
• schemes (out)
• shapes
• outlines
• devises
• calculates
• blueprints
• drafts
• choreographs
• frames
• lays out
• strategizes (about)
• sketches
• concerts
• intrigues
• figures
• intends
• contemplates
• aims
• has on
• conspires
• machinates
• means
• gets up
• contrives
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of projects

Noun

Those projects could soon face intense scrutiny after Democrats gained control of Congress in the midterm elections. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

The dashboard lists how much the projects cost, start dates, expected completion dates. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Together, the projects will add 300 MW of emissions-free electricity generation to Florida’s power grid. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Moore should become one of strength coach Rusty Whitt’s offseason projects. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Verb

McKinsey projects that data center demand for inference will grow at a compound annual rate of 35 percent through 2030, compared with 22 percent for training. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Indeed, the World Health Organization projects a global shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030. — Claudia Tanner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

To make the Rover Cam easier to locate in large spaces like a warehouse, that tower also projects a blue ring of light onto ceilings directly above the robot. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2026

Airlines for America, a trade association and lobbying group representing major North American airlines, projects nearly 29 million people will travel over Thanksgiving break this year. — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

What’s more, this album arrives at a crucial moment in how Britain projects its own identity to the world. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026

But awards are not at the front of his mind when choosing which projects to participate in. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Democrat Richard Barrera has been elected as California's next Superintendent of Public Instruction, AP projects, in a battle between two school board presidents. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

The Smackover projects build refining on site, so the lithium doesn’t have to go to China for processing. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026