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

Trump has championed the construction of data centers for artificial intelligence, but the bonds financing those projects appear to have helped push up interest rates. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Walker acknowledged capital projects play an important role in attracting visitors. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Local engineering experts familiar with Greenbelt projects were brought in to address concerns about building on the floodplain. — Noah Daly august 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026

Yavuzer’s Juno Design and Manufacture, based in Güngören, Istanbul, has been building hammams, steam rooms and therapy rooms for hotels internationally since the mid-nineties, including projects like the Merit Starlit in Montenegro. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Most of these heat pump projects have payback periods that can range from five to eight years, which is an issue since textile manufacturers tend to support decarbonization projects with a much smaller payback period of three years or less. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

For Boeing, the F-47 represents one of the company’s most important military aviation projects in decades. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

The company has since expanded to North Carolina to do similar projects in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro and Raleigh–Durham International Airport. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

The show has become a key stop for celebrities with new projects in recent years. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 July 2026

Verb

The exchange came as the county office projects the district will need to close a $150 million gap by June 2027 to avoid a state takeover. — Chaewon Chung updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

One report projects that 39% of today's core skills will be disrupted within the next five years. — Vikrant Shaurya, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Yes, this is the fourth Spider-Man installment starring Tom Holland as the spindly hero, not including the other Marvel projects he’s popped in for. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

City Hall projects the levy could raise as much as $500 million a year, though the comptroller’s office pegs the figure closer to $340 million to $380 million. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 July 2026

The company projects its technology can improve semiconductor yields by 3% to 5% while preventing costly wafer losses. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

The Congressional Budget Office projects stronger economic growth under the law. — Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

Recalling the biblical knights that danced and fought in Cucinelli’s childhood dreams, the director projects crayon drawings on the rafters above the bed his fictional counterpart (Francesco Cannevale) shares with his cousins. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026

The show projects a lot of images, including photographs of the actresses as girls. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026