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

Also excluded from the map are the University of Kansas Medical Center and the surrounding corner of Wyandotte County alongside existing STAR bond districts for other projects. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Now guests of Omaanda have privileged access to the Van Vuurens’s important community and conservation projects, which include rehabilitation of injured or orphaned rhinos, elephants and big cats. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Without long-term federal funding for transportation projects, manufacturing plants and good-paying jobs like these could leave North Carolina entirely. — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Analyst Robert Kad expects new data center power projects to support earnings growth, forecasting roughly 16% annual EBITDA growth through 2030, above the company's guidance of more than 11%. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Betancourt’s legal problems stemmed from his role in troubled Venezuelan energy projects during the corrupt rule of former President Hugo Chávez. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Other women rely on cold water, fans, calendar reminders, or breaking projects into smaller tasks to compensate for lapses in concentration. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026

Investors backing these projects are also obvious customers for a real-time feed into Americans’ growing antipathy toward data centers. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Berg says his goal as a record maker is to create things that endure — and indeed among his other recent projects are LPs by veteran songwriters Bruce Hornsby and Sarah McLachlan. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

The study projects that the glacier could add up to 30 millimeters to global sea levels by 2100, even without further climate warming. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Whoever looks the smoothest, projects the most confidence or seems the least fazed typically wins. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

His value could be the difference for the Gators, opening up an offense that projects to run through one of the most dominant frontcourts in college basketball history. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Part of Georgia Tech's investment supports Nexus, a new AI supercomputer designed to help researchers nationwide tackle projects too large or complex for a regular computer. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

ThredUp’s resale report projects the global secondhand apparel market will reach $393 billion by 2030, broader context for the popularity of secondhand fashion, although the report does not measure liner-jacket sales specifically. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Each one projects an image onto the same surface, one on top of the other, in a progression of slow dissolves. — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026

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