Synonyms of plans

plans 1 of 2

noun

plural of plan

1

as in strategies

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

there is a contingency plan in the office for handling almost any emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strategies
• blueprints
• programs
• schemes
• projects
• designs
• systems
• arrangements
• proposals
• ideas
• master plans
• games
• procedures
• recipes
• intentions
• ways
• game plans
• ground plans
• road maps
• policies
• devices
• plots
• techniques
• purposes
• specifications
• intents
• aims
• tactics
• maneuvers
• conspiracies
• maps
• protocols
• means
• conceptions
• stratagems
• contrivances
• specifics
• counterplans
• tricks
• formulas
• subterfuges
• gambits
• diagrams
• counterstrategies
• patterns
• collusions
• platforms
• ruses
• layouts
• setups
• projets

2

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

our plan is to finish up by next Friday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goals
• purposes
• intentions
• aims
• ideas
• objectives
• ambitions
• intents
• dreams
• objects
• things
• aspirations
• designs
• targets
• ideals
• meanings
• projects
• pretensions
• hopes
• points
• schemes
• bournes
• ends
• marks
• wishes
• desires
• plots
• minds
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

plans

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plan

1

as in designs

to work out the details of (something) in advance

we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• designs
• prepares
• plots
• organizes
• charts
• arranges
• budgets
• projects
• devises
• outlines
• maps (out)
• schemes (out)
• calculates
• blueprints
• shapes
• choreographs
• drafts
• strategizes (about)
• intends
• lays out
• frames
• contemplates
• sketches
• concerts
• figures
• aims
• conspires
• intrigues
• contrives
• has on
• means
• machinates
• gets up
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

2

as in intends

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

• intends
• hopes
• aims
• wishes
• contemplates
• means
• purposes
• designs
• proposes
• looks
• tries
• goes
• purports
• attempts
• aspires
• calculates
• dreams
• allows
• figures on
• plots
• schemes
• meditates
• considers
• debates
• struggles
• endeavors
• strives
• ponders
• effects
• accomplishes
• mulls (over)
• executes
• achieves
• performs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plans

Noun

Construction originally began back in 2006 as part of Qatar's ambitious plans to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

That's according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly and cautioned the plans could shift. — Nicholas Ingram, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Oura declined Fortune’s request to comment on a timeline for its plans. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

The app also uses daily skin scans to track changes, with treatment plans reviewed monthly based on the patient’s response. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Hoxha sees these economic changes as a chance for the synthetic materials industry to rethink its long-term plans. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expanding its space footprint with plans to launch a probe to the further reaches of the solar system. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

But unlike its competitors, Mistral has no plans to slow down development of advanced models. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

The urgency of their push comes as major European companies undergo huge job losses — Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 workers — which experts have said could drive political upheaval. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The president plans to attend Saturday's big college football matchup between Alabama and Georgia, after attending Texas at Tennessee late last month. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Are there plans to expand that universe, perhaps through a sequel or series spin-off? — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

There are families—no doubt, thanks to the fact that Under Canvas plans some activities for kids, like scavenger hunts and an abundance of s’mores supplies—and active couples in their late-twenties and beyond. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Heinemann just opened a K-beauty brand pop-up in Istanbul Airport and plans to roll that out elsewhere. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

The fundraiser said Lulu also plans to travel to Texas for a future court date, where she is expected to deliver a statement. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

But plans change, and the reservation system restrictions, initially put in place to manage crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic, had increasingly felt like an impediment. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The newspaper reports that Koons plans to invest the proceeds into his own notoriously resource-intensive art practice and that the house has guaranteed the artist a minimum price. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026