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

The Danish Dogma25 projects are financed in a collaboration between Zentropa, DR, and Nordisk Film Distribution, with the addition of Netflix in the Nordics, constituting the core financing necessary to realize all five projects. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Both oversee the creative direction and serve as executive producers on Victoria House projects. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

When asked about potential trust issues, Al Hassan pointed to the government’s history of completing projects and handling emergencies, like the pandemic. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

The city could finance the initial costs through loans, bonds and contributions from developers whose projects would receive electricity from the new utility. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The bridge fund will still support stations with unstable budgets; the fund is now also looking at projects with broader impact, Isgitt said. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The universities also plan to collaborate on research, workforce development and projects with industry partners. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Fee-only may also include one-time projects, hourly fees or advice-only advisors, who don't charge AUM or receive commissions. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Among various scientific projects, his NCBRS Worldwide Foundation is partnering with the University of Dusseldorf to map the variance in the severity of symptoms seen across NCBRS patients. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

AdImpact projects political spending for the 2026 election will set a record, surpassing even presidential years. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Boise State projects a 9% bump in on-campus enrollment over the life of the plan, bringing total in-person enrollment close to 22,000 by 2034, according to Boise State Associate Vice President for Campus Operations Drew Alexander. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026

As neural-network pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, Mark Rylance projects an almost ethereal braininess, drifting through rooms as though the rest of him were on some other plane of existence. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

The 2026 trustees report, released in June, projects that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032, a quarter earlier than last year’s estimate. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Stretching across the base of the windshield, the panoramic iDrive display projects information onto a black band that runs from one A-pillar to the other. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

ProColombia valued the country’s medical tourism sector at USD 235 million in 2024 and projects USD 287 million by 2027, with Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín leading the arrivals. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

But the same August analysis also projects economic losses tied to the loss of roadless areas. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies projects that household growth will be concentrated among older adults and minorities — groups that historically have lower pet ownership rates. — Robert Granader, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026