Synonyms for plan
plænplan

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1. plannoun

   Synonyms:
   floor plan

2. plannoun

   To design a building, machine, etc.

   The architect planned the building for the client.

   Synonyms:
   floor plan

3. plannoun

   To create a plan for.

   They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.

   Synonyms:
   floor plan

4. plannoun

   To intend.

   Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.

   Synonyms:
   floor plan

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1. plan

   Design refers to the adaptation of means to an end, the correspondence and coordination of parts, or of separate acts, to produce a result; intent and purpose overleap all particulars, and fasten on the end itself. Intention is simply the more familiar form of the legal and philosophical intent. Plan relates to details of form, structure, and action, in themselves; design considers these same details all as a means to an end. The plan of a campaign may be for a series of sharp attacks, with the design of thus surprising and overpowering the enemy. A man comes to a fixed intention to kill his enemy; he forms a plan to entrap him into his power, with the design of then compassing his death; as the law can not read the heart, it can only infer the intent from the evidences of design. Intent denotes a straining, stretching forth toward an object; purpose simply the placing it before oneself; hence, we speak of the purpose rather than the intent or intention of God. We hold that the marks of design in nature prove it the work of a great Designer. Intention contemplates the possibility of failure; purpose looks to assured success; intent or intention refers especially to the state of mind of the actor; purpose to the result of the action. Compare AIM; CAUSE; IDEA; MODEL.

   Synonyms:
   aim, design, device, end, end, final cause, intent, intention, object, project, proposal, purpose, scheme

   Preposition:
   The design of defrauding; the design of a building; a design for a statue.

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1. plan, program, programmenoun

   a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

   "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

   Synonyms:
   broadcast, political program, curriculum, political platform, programme, program, computer programme, architectural plan, course of study, platform, computer program, syllabus, design

2. design, plannoun

   an arrangement scheme

   "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, program, design, figure, designing, programme, excogitation, conception, pattern, blueprint, intent, invention, architectural plan, innovation, purpose

3. plan, architectural planverb

   scale drawing of a structure

   "the plans for City Hall were on file"

   Synonyms:
   design, architectural plan, programme, program

4. plan, be afterverb

   have the will and intention to carry out some action

   "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

   Synonyms:
   project, design, contrive, be after

5. planverb

   make plans for something

   "He is planning a trip with his family"

   Synonyms:
   project, design, contrive, be after

6. plan, project, contrive, designverb

   make or work out a plan for; devise

   "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

   Synonyms:
   throw, see, protrude, design, visualize, figure, excogitate, jut, forge, propose, cast, externalise, image, project, devise, fancy, visualise, stick out, invent, contrive, send off, picture, envision, jut out, externalize, formulate, be after

7. design, planverb

   make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

   "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

   Synonyms:
   design, project, contrive, be after

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Idea
   • Intend
   • Think

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1. plannoun

   Synonyms:
   draft, sketch, plot, drawing, map, chart

2. plannoun

   Synonyms:
   scheme, project, system, method, device, design, contrivance, proposal, proposition

3. planverb

   Synonyms:
   delineate, figure, represent, mark out, chalk out, sketch out

4. planverb

   Synonyms:
   devise, contrive, scheme, project, plot, invent, design, concoct, digest, lay out, prepare, hatch

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1. plannoun

   Synonyms:
   diagram, draught

2. planverb

   Synonyms:
   scheme, project, intend, devise, contrive, design, purpose

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1. List of paraphrases for "plan":

   scheme, plans, regime, plane, piano, planning, level, blueprint, schemes, pattern, programme, map, project, planned, terms, roadmap, planu, system, program, regimes, intention, schedule, planar, design, outline, workplan, programmes

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1. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Buchanan:

   We plan our business outlook and set our growth parameters based on our strategic direction, exclusive of any political or election-cycle influences that reside outside of our control.

2. Claudio Semini:

   Compared to other teams in China and the U.S. we have focused a lot on the versatility. So this (HyQ) platform can do many different motions ranging from very fast motions like a run or a jump. But it can also do the more careful navigation on rough terrain where we need to plan really one foothold after the next. And this is important, once we see the 3D map of the environment we can start to understand how to best move through that environment, we don't want to be the fastest or the best climber, but we want to have a machine that can do many of these motions; as in the real world, the machine will need to have many different skills.

3. Larry Hogan:

   I'm watching with great interest all of this talk, i'm flattered people are saying that and including me in those discussions. My focus, my plan right now is to stay here for four years and do the best job I can in Maryland, but I've said,' You never say never.' Who knows what's going to happen.

4. Pat Ryder:

   There's certainly significant defensive obstacles in their way, this is an Iraqi-led operation. They will move at their pace, and so we are supportive of their plan but it's certainly something that we're discussing with them.

5. Petro Poroshenko:

   Ukraine has clearly defined its political future and future in the sphere of security, today we clearly stated that we would begin a discussion about a membership action plan and our proposals for such a discussion were accepted with pleasure.