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• “devise“
• “They contrived to murder their boss“
• “design a new sales strategy“
• “plan an attack“

Synonyms

• plan have the will and intention to carry out some action; make plans for something; make or work out a plan for; make a design of; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; an arrangement scheme; scale drawing of a structure
• project any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; a planned undertaking ; communicate vividly; extend out or project in space; transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another ; project on a screen; cause to be heard; draw a projection of ; make or work out a plan for; present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; imagine; put or send forth; throw, send, or cast forward; regard as objective
• contrive make or work out a plan for; come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; put or send forth

• “This room is not designed for work“

• “create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner“
• “Chanel designed the famous suit“

• “plan out in systematic, often graphic form“
• “design a better mousetrap“
• “plan the new wing of the museum“

Synonyms

• plan have the will and intention to carry out some action; make plans for something; make or work out a plan for; make a design of; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; an arrangement scheme; scale drawing of a structure

• “Dupont designs for the house of Chanel“

• “invent“
• “She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day“

• “She designed to go far in the world of business“

• “he contributed to the design of a new instrument“

Synonyms

• designing concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

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

Synonyms

• plan have the will and intention to carry out some action; make plans for something; make or work out a plan for; make a design of; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; an arrangement scheme; scale drawing of a structure

• “a blueprint for a house“
• “a pattern for a skirt“

Synonyms

• blueprint make a blueprint of ; something intended as a guide for making something else; photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
• pattern plan or create according to a model or models ; form a pattern; a perceptual structure; a customary way of operation or behavior; a decorative or artistic work; something regarded as a normative example; a model considered worthy of imitation; something intended as a guide for making something else; the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

• “the coach had a design on the doors“

Synonyms

• pattern plan or create according to a model or models ; form a pattern; a perceptual structure; a customary way of operation or behavior; a decorative or artistic work; something regarded as a normative example; a model considered worthy of imitation; something intended as a guide for making something else; the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
• figure judge to be probable ; be or play a part of or in; imagine; make a mathematical calculation or computation ; understand; a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; alternative names for the body of a human being; one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); a well-known or notable person; a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape ; an amount of money expressed numerically; the impression produced by a person; the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense ; a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground ; a decorative or artistic work; a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

• “his intent was to provide a new translation“
• “good intentions are not enough“
• “it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs“
• “he made no secret of his designs“

Synonyms

• purpose propose or intend; reach a decision; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; what something is used for; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
• intent giving or marked by complete attention to; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the intended meaning of a communication
• intention an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; an act of intending
• aim an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); the action of directing something at an object; the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies ; point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; propose or intend; move into a desired direction of discourse; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public ; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

• “the design of a building“

Synonyms

• invention the creation of something in the mind ; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation ; the act of inventing
• innovation a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation ; the creation of something in the mind ; the act of starting something for the first time
• excogitation thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it ; the creation of something in the mind
• conception an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances ; the act of becoming pregnant; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the creation of something in the mind