Synonyms of planned

planned 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in designed

Related Words

• designed
• intended
• deliberate
• intentional
• conscious
• purposeful
• voluntary
• willed
• calculated
• advised
• knowing
• weighed
• considered
• studied
• premeditated
• purposive
• reasoned
• thoughtful
• measured
• set
• willful
• optional
• witting
• volunteer
• elective
• discretionary
• premeditative
• prepense

Dissimilar Words

• chance
• random
• unintentional
• inadvertent
• accidental
• incidental
• haphazard
• unwitting
• sudden
• necessary
• nondeliberate
• aimless
• required
• forced
• ordered
• mandatory
• desultory
• purposeless
• abrupt
• impetuous
• compulsory
• nonpurposive
• spontaneous
• involuntary
• obligatory
• hit-or-miss
• impromptu
• casual
• impulsive
• instinctive
• coerced
• extemporaneous
• nonelective
• unpremeditated
• unforced

2

as in anticipated

Related Words

• anticipated
• expected
• predicted
• awaited
• possible
• potential
• prospective
• future
• projected
• upcoming
• subsequent
• later
• forthcoming
• unborn
• nearing
• imminent
• eventual
• impending
• coming
• final
• ensuing
• after
• approaching
• oncoming
• last
• posterior
• pending
• ulterior
• ultimate

Dissimilar Words

• previous
• prior
• precedent
• past
• anterior
• preceding
• antecedent
• bygone

planned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of plan

1

as in prepared

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• designed
• prepared
• organized
• arranged
• plotted
• calculated
• devised
• budgeted
• charted
• outlined
• choreographed
• projected
• shaped
• mapped (out)
• drafted
• blueprinted
• intended
• laid out
• framed
• contemplated
• strategized (about)
• schemed (out)
• conspired
• figured
• sketched
• contrived
• aimed
• intrigued
• meant
• had on
• concerted
• premeditated
• got up
• machinated
• meditated
• put up

2

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I plan to have a party for my birthday, even if I have to throw it myself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intended
• hoped
• contemplated
• proposed
• meant
• went
• aimed
• designed
• wished
• tried
• looked
• calculated
• attempted
• purposed
• allowed
• purported
• aspired
• meditated
• considered
• dreamed
• plotted
• figured on
• accomplished
• debated
• struggled
• executed
• performed
• achieved
• endeavored
• effected
• pondered
• schemed
• mulled (over)
• strove

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planned

Adjective

The route is expected to come into service next summer, albeit using slower trains that won’t cover the planned 316 miles. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

But when September came, the four planned concerts were canceled without explanation. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Their planned pressurized, ISS-compatible environment is intended to support sensitive research and technology payloads. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

It’s also announced planned international launches in London, Tokyo and Munich. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

The planned hike was confirmed in a draft budget plan for 2027 presented by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Thursday. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Lecornu gathered law enforcement officials and government ministers for the emergency meeting, instructing his minister to cancel planned trips until the crisis is sufficiently addressed. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

But Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s space odyssey is poised to re-enter orbit with planned fall screenings and tastemaker events as Amazon MGM Studios revs up its most potent Best Picture vehicle to date. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Other Rivestone affordable housing projects include the Y Lofts in Kansas City, Kansas, the Villa View Apartments and the planned Ascent apartments in the Hospital Hill area. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent. — Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

In the initial phase of testing, Waymo mapped the streets in the areas where the company planned to operate, then integrated the Waymo Driver software with local lighting and traffic safety configurations. — Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The developer had planned to build a 27-story tower with 111 luxury condos, but earlier this year added workforce housing under the Live Local Act, effectively bypassing local density and height restrictions. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Her family planned to ride out the storm at home, roughly a half-mile from shore, sheltering indoors alongside their flock of chickens. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The new stadium is planned to open in time for the 2030 season. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

This full-circle debut is a bit of a Bali redo for Regent, and a very intentionally planned one at that, having been in the works since 2009, when the owner (who also owns two Holiday Inn Resorts on the island) purchased the land. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

The district says three more such events are planned for 2027 in Palos Verdes Estates, Inglewood and El Segundo. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026