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

With c, the followup to last year’s UNMUSIQUE, Lucy is now two full-length projects deep for deadAir, sporting a new distribution deal with Atlantic and trying to translate their dreamscapes for bigger crowds. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 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

People leading strategically important projects will often report straight to the CEO. — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 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

Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

The Los Huemules Conservation Reserve is not only the setting of its latest hotel, but also one of the many conservation projects in South America for which Explora is a stakeholder. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Historically, the city’s animation industry was heavily rooted in children’s and educational programming, but the range of projects being made here has broadened considerably. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

As ever, the lineup is a mix of new features from Asia’s best auteurs, a sprinkling of Hollywood movies and projects from up-and-coming filmmakers. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 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