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

This would be an intense time of building, assembling art and art cars, and a lot of people just have not been able to get any work done on their projects. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

This award recognized the engineering that helped concrete arch construction move past limits that had held back similar projects for decades. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

More than forty-six billion dollars’ worth of data-center-development projects are currently under construction or being considered in the state, according to an estimate by the nonprofit newsroom Wisconsin Watch. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

Local resistance tied to electricity, water, noise, and infrastructure concerns has reportedly blocked or delayed at least 48 data-center projects worth $156 billion. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

All those changed diapers, bedtime stories, packed lunches, rides to soccer practice and help with science fair projects have led to this moment. — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Get moving and do your personal projects elsewhere, like at home! — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent box-office cycles have also shown films across genres finding audiences, pointing to opportunities for projects built on narrative strength rather than scale or star power alone. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

The lure drew thousands of crews to Hengdian last year to shoot projects in and around the sprawling Hengdian World Studios. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

The play came early in the second quarter on a leaping, 29-yard reception by Musselman from Colin Singh, who projects as the team’s top running back. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Picking which projects to back, Yang says, comes down to a specific set of criteria. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

The studio projects an opening weekend around $23 million for the sixth title in the series that kicked off with 2011’s Insidious. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Management projects over $70 billion in commercial potential from more than 20 new products. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Goldman Sachs projects global sales of weight-loss medications will be about $105 billion by 2030. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Lagerberg Hoen projects as a middle-six winger due to his great combination of traits, and if healthy, there’s intriguing upside to be a legit scorer. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The firm projects that Unitree's $16,000 flagship G1 model costs just $82 a year in electricity to run for eight hours a day, but says wider adoption could add pressure to electricity systems already stretched by AI data centers. — Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The city projects to rake in about $381 million in property tax revenue next year, which flows into its general fund to cover core government services. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026