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

On the property now is the Western Newspaper Union Building, which was built in 1900 and is listed on the National Register for Historic Places, which unlocks tax credits for redevelopment projects. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

The company said joining VNEC gives it an opportunity to participate in discussions around future nuclear projects while introducing its broader portfolio beyond a single reactor technology. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Three decades since the Olympics, Atlanta offers an important lesson for cities preparing to host major international events or pursue large-scale redevelopment projects. — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026

Set in the Soutpansberg Mountains in South Africa's northern Limpopo province, Luvhondo is part of one of the country's most ambitious restoration projects, and a place where conservation is the experience rather than simply the backdrop. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Only by involving multiple subject matter experts can the government ensure that the best projects — ones that will yield technological and biomedical advances aligned with broad national and international interests — are supported. — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

First Look, a post-production platform for international arthouse projects, is presenting the projects in partnership with ACAU – Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Diode’s website does not list the Henderson County data center under the company’s current projects. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Iwerks spent over six deacdes on projects for The Walt Disney Company, along with his own studio, Iwerks Entertainment. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026

Verb

Gartner projects that by the end of 2026, one in five organizations will use AI to flatten their hierarchy and eliminate more than half of their middle-management positions. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Insurify projects that homeowners' insurance premiums, roughly in the middle of the pack nationwide now, will rise only 1% this year. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Over the next three years, the budget document projects only an additional $13 million for construction. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

The National Weather Service forecast projects a high of 101 degrees in Washington on Saturday, July 4. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 July 2026