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Synonym Chooser

How does the noun project contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of project are design, plan, plot, and scheme. While all these words mean "a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end," project often stresses imaginative scope and vision.

a project to develop the waterfront

When would design be a good substitute for project?

Although the words design and project have much in common, design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony.

a design for a new dress

In what contexts can plan take the place of project?

The synonyms plan and project are sometimes interchangeable, but plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation.

plans for a house

When is plot a more appropriate choice than project?

The words plot and project are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions.

the plot of the play

When might scheme be a better fit than project?

In some situations, the words scheme and project are roughly equivalent. However, scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest.

a scheme to defraud the government

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of project
Noun
Justice Neil Gorsuch did not participate in the decision due to past ties to a billionaire oil investor who could benefit from the project. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 The project’s roadmap hints at plans for DeFi and dApps, either through native smart contracts or layer-2 integrations. Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
By midday on Friday, very heavy smoke may be in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sunset in Milwaukee and Chicago on Friday may have an orange hue, as well, with heavy wildfire smoke projected to reach the area by nightfall and potentially spreading as far as Detroit. T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 29 May 2025 In fact, McKinsey & Company projects losses, just from payment card fraud, to reach $400B globally over the next decade. Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for project
Recent Examples of Synonyms for project
Noun
  • Boone added that Stroman is close to a rehab assignment, but the skipper didn’t have exact plans in place.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
  • To fulfill President Donald Trump's plan to build America into a manufacturing powerhouse, permitting reform needs to go hand-in-hand with the administration's industrial strategy, which also includes tariffs on steel, tax cuts, and deregulation.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Alleging an intrusive shed, a protruding carport and sprinkler damage, a Meridian church has taken legal action against a longtime neighbor.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2025
  • Using a chemical glove box, a polycarbonate glass box with protruding gloves that shields substances from oxygen and moisture, scientists combined the berkelium metal with an organic molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen to create a chemical reaction.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Accommodations range from double-occupancy Mountain King and Bunk Rooms to connecting suites designed for families and groups, each with modern features such as workspaces, mini fridges, and wool camp blankets.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
  • Neutra designed this 750 square-foot artist’s residence in Silicon Valley in 1935 as a creative retreat for poet Jacqueline Johnson.
    Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Unlike the standard black or navy suits that carry you through most of the year, summer tailoring doesn’t follow a strict blueprint.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Her style has long been the blueprint for the L.A.-girl uniform: Minimal separates, monochrome tailoring, and Pilates Princess ’fits.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • That victory put O’Malley back in the rankings. O’Malley’s next bout ended in a no contest, when an eye poke in the second round left Pedro Munhoz unable to continue.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev poked fun at the explosive war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, offering to mediate peace between the two political allies.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Some observers insist Moscow could be prepared to launch more limited assaults on NATO soil as little as six months after the end of the war in Ukraine.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • So each block has a director, and one block prepares and starts to shoot, then halfway [through] the other is prepping, and then starts to shoot.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • But, at this point, Edelman believes that advisers who value diversification as a strategy in their clients’ portfolio — eg, across asset classes, sectors, etc. — would be remiss not to recommend adding at least a small amount of digital asset exposure.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • These changes were more than just rebrands: each new name came along with a fundamentally different business strategy.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Other than the bright colors, intricate pattern, and 32-inch x 78-inch size, the feature that stands out the most about this towel is its softness.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2025
  • This Gandini design didn’t win its Ferrari V-8 class, but stood out for its stance, proportion, and angular lines amidst later, more voluptuous eight-cylinder Prancing Horses, such as the 360 Modena and 430.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 4 June 2025

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“Project.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/project. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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