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planning
verb
Definition of planning
present participle of plan
1
as in designing
to work out the details of (something) in advance
we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail
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designing
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preparing
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organizing
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plotting
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arranging
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budgeting
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devising
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charting
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calculating
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shaping
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blueprinting
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outlining
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choreographing
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drafting
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projecting
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contemplating
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framing
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intending
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sketching
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mapping (out)
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strategizing (about)
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laying out
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scheming (out)
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aiming
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conspiring
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contriving
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concerting
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intriguing
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machinating
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premeditating
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meaning
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meditating
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getting up
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having on
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putting up
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as in intending
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
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intending
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contemplating
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going
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designing
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aiming
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looking
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hoping
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trying
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proposing
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wishing
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meaning
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attempting
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calculating
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aspiring
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meditating
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considering
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purposing
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dreaming
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plotting
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purporting
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allowing
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figuring on
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pondering
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debating
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struggling
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scheming
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striving
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executing
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accomplishing
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endeavoring
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performing
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achieving
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effecting
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mulling (over)
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561 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ plˈanɪŋ], [ plˈanɪŋ], [ p_l_ˈa_n_ɪ_ŋ]
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adj.
• minded (adjective)
- more liking,
- most planning,
- most resolved,
- most liking,
- re-solved,
- more resolved,
- dis-posed,
- dis posed,
- most intending,
- more contemplating,
- more purposing,
- aiming at,
- in-tending,
- more intending,
- more planning,
- most contemplating,
- most purposing,
- in tending.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- aspiring to,
- leaning toward,
- settled on,
- thinking of,
- minded,
- devising.
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n.
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- arrangements,
- developing a plan,
- laying down guide lines,
- looking into,
- preparatory,
- agreement.
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•
- city,
- charter,
- city planning,
- citywide,
- built-up,
- civic,
- citified,
- civilization,
- cityscape.
• act (noun)
- planning.
• architecture (noun)
- architectonicses.
• calculation (noun)
- Canniness,
- prudence.
• cognition (noun)
- provision.
• construction (noun)
- out lines,
- pre-fabrications,
- putting ups,
- pre-fabrication,
- rearings,
- pre fab,
- dis-position,
- dis positions,
- pre fabrications,
- fabricatings,
- out-lines,
- dis position,
- erectings,
- out line,
- out-line,
- pre fabrication,
- prefabrications,
- dis-positions.
• engineering (noun)
- blueprintings,
- surveyings.
• forecast (noun)
- fore casts,
- out-looks,
- pre visions,
- fore-casts,
- out-look,
- fore knowledges,
- foretellings,
- out looks,
- pre-visions,
- fore-seeing,
- fore-seeings,
- fore token,
- pre-cognition,
- fore-telling,
- fore telling,
- pre-science,
- pre-cognitions,
- pre science,
- fore seeing,
- pre cognition,
- fore cast,
- foreseeings,
- fore-token,
- pre vision,
- fore seeings,
- fore-cast,
- pre sciences,
- pre-sciences,
- fore knowledge,
- fore-tokens,
- pre-vision,
- fore tokens,
- fore-knowledges,
- pre cognitions,
- fore-knowledge,
- out look.
• foresightedness (noun)
- forethoughtfulness,
- forehandedness,
- foresightfulness.
• forethought (noun)
- fore thought,
- far sightednesses,
- fore thoughts,
- pro visions,
- fore-thought,
- pro vision,
- pro-visions,
- pre meditation,
- pre meditations,
- fore-thoughts,
- pre-meditation,
- far-sightednesses,
- pro-vision,
- discreetnesses,
- far sightedness,
- pre-meditations.
• imagination (noun)
- making.
• logistics (noun)
- co ordinations,
- co-ordinations,
- mastermindings,
- co ordination.
• making (noun)
- de-signing,
- fancyings,
- producings,
- de vising,
- contrivings,
- de signing,
- constitutings,
- de-vising,
- designings,
- fashionings,
- authorings,
- performings,
- occasionings.
• method (noun)
- regularity,
- systematization,
- Systemization,
- orderliness.
• organization (noun)
- make ups,
- organizings,
- structurings,
- assemblings.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- metallurgies,
- Organizing,
- discreetness,
- shaping,
- thinking,
- design,
- prefabrication,
- fabrics,
- chemistry,
- cunnings,
- discipline,
- forethought,
- metallurgy,
- prefab,
- masterminding,
- foresightedness,
- foretokens,
- raisings,
- Causations,
- prevision,
- mentation,
- erections,
- project management,
- thought,
- designing,
- coordination,
- architecture,
- maneuverings,
- construction,
- roadwork,
- forecast,
- far-sightedness,
- figuration,
- strategy,
- roadworks,
- erection,
- method,
- make-up,
- formulations,
- shapings,
- formings,
- architectonics,
- make-ups,
- chemistries,
- grand design,
- devisings,
- calculation,
- readying,
- previsions,
- structuring,
- formulation,
- organisms,
- prefabs,
- coordinations,
- organization,
- foretoken,
- blueprinting,
- authoring,
- Outlining,
- preparation,
- logistics,
- co-ordination,
- causation,
- thought process,
- social science,
- intellection,
- forgings,
- pre-fab,
- cerebration.
• outlining (noun)
- tracings,
- mappings,
- bandings,
- Girdling.
• strategy (noun)
- pro position,
- pro positions,
- pro-positions,
- grand designs.
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v.
• calculating (verb)
- scoring,
- rating,
- Assessing,
- Inferring,
- Considering,
- Tallying,
- studying,
- computing,
- figuring,
- Totaling,
- Summing,
- programming,
- rationalizing,
- Approximating,
- calculating,
- weighing,
- appraising,
- judging,
- Multiplying,
- guessing,
- Plotting,
- quantifying,
- Surmising,
- Adding,
- Triangulating,
- Supposing,
- Deducing,
- scheduling,
- scheming,
- reckoning,
- concluding,
- ranking,
- counting,
- Gauging,
- Valuing,
- determining,
- Systematizing,
- measuring,
- evaluating,
- dividing,
- accounting,
- Estimating,
- Presuming,
- quantizing,
- Enumerating.
• imagining (verb)
- reflecting,
- daydreaming,
- envisioning,
- brainstorming,
- observing,
- fantasizing,
- Opining,
- Creating,
- Theorizing,
- Imagining,
- Contemplating,
- Perceiving.
• intending (verb)
- Choosing,
- Endeavoring,
- Expecting,
- meaning,
- Aiming,
- Intending,
- resolving,
- Minding,
- Proposing,
- wishing.
• ordering (verb)
- casting,
- grading,
- setting,
- Establishing,
- grouping,
- settling,
- arranging,
- Mediating,
- Harmonizing,
- Placing,
- unifying,
- controlling,
- categorizing,
- Arraying,
- pigeonholing,
- framing,
- composing,
- supporting,
- Classifying,
- Separating,
- charting,
- stabilizing,
- unsnarling,
- Righting,
- normalizing,
- fixing,
- Marshalling,
- screening,
- Forming,
- Adjusting,
- schematizing,
- Stratifying,
- Collating,
- Preparing,
- Maintaining,
- balancing,
- Classing,
- sifting,
- Methodizing,
- orchestrating,
- ordering,
- integrating,
- sorting,
- regulating,
- subordinating,
- typing.
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- predetermining.
• outlining (verb)
- Delineating,
- Sketching,
- profiling,
- drafting,
- Circumscribing,
- representing,
- drawing,
- silhouetting,
- contouring,
- tracing.
• planning (verb)
- Inventing,
- Conceiving,
- Contriving,
- Premeditating,
- Anticipating,
- coordinating.
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Other synonyms:
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- house of cards,
- exercise,
- specification,
- warm up,
- stratagem,
- preliminary,
- tactic,
- groundwork,
- spec,
- brainchild,
- chimera,
- scheme,
- arrangement,
- schema,
- premeditation,
- fallback,
- timeline,
- exit strategy,
- machinations,
- game plan,
- plot,
- contingency,
- blueprint,
- road map,
- conspiracy,
- alignment,
- Plan B,
- plan,
- stewardship,
- safety net,
- husbandry,
- master plan.
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- housekeeping,
- intrigue,
- program,
- calendar,
- holding,
- schedule,
- composition,
- timetable,
- accommodations,
- formula.
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- format.
• investigating
- research.
• Other relevant words:
- engineering.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- ordination,
- enterprise,
- device,
- Planing,
- Draughting,
- idea,
- outline,
- imaging,
- preordering,
- spadework,
- fashioning,
- Tricking,
- preparedness,
- platforming,
- intriguing,
- processing,
- homework,
- externalizing,
- cooking,
- applecart,
- store,
- proviso,
- strategic plan,
- cookery,
- layout,
- Purporting,
- hatching,
- guideline,
- making ready,
- intention,
- Cogitating,
- readiness,
- prospect,
- Preliminaries,
- tactical plan,
- prepared,
- methodology,
- manufacture,
- approach,
- prep,
- Ideas,
- deliberation,
- basic training,
- lay out,
- disposition,
- rationalization,
- strategical,
- pretreatment,
- propositioning,
- diagraming,
- procedure,
- system,
- diagram,
- prearrangement,
- modelling,
- Schematism,
- approaching,
- Methodization,
- routinization,
- visualizing,
- Purposing,
- planned,
- schematization,
- grooming,
- map,
- regularization,
- setup,
- consideration,
- project,
- gaming,
- preparations,
- hope,
- strategic,
- Meditating,
- plating,
- enterprising,
- providence,
- counseling,
- foundation,
- Conspiring,
- under consideration,
- protruding,
- makeready,
- harmonization,
- equipment,
- Concocting,
- budgeting,
- proposal,
- economy,
- town planning,
- prerequisite,
- forging,
- Long-sightedness,
- Fancying,
- Objecting,
- Formulating,
- mapping,
- foresight,
- attack,
- operations research,
- warm-up,
- projecting,
- graphing,
- training,
- tactics,
- coursing,
- thrift,
- jutting,
- conception,
- adjustment,
- mobilization,
- way,
- Destining,
- put-up job,
- codification,
- Guidelines,
- instruction,
- counselling,
- stacked deck,
- contemplation,
- management,
- directing,
- brewing,
- vision,
- on the floor,
- modeling,
- stock,
- plans,
- education,
- Familiarization,
- condition,
- supply,
- programme,
- picture,
- Envisagement,
- trial,
- projection,
- clearing the decks,
- prepping,
- regulation,
- dream,
- briefing,
- aspiring,
- anticipation,
- working plan,
- setting up,
- treatment,
- frame-up,
- diagramming,
- Maneuvering,
- expectation,
- picturing,
- Concerting,
- normalization,
- game,
- precaution,
- tryout,
- propaedeutic,
- representation,
- Patterning,
- lineup,
- ground plan,
- supplying,
- contrivance.
How to use «Planning» in context?
Planning is essential to any productive journey. From setting goals and objectives to creating a timeline and refining your plan, planning is the cornerstone of success. Too often, individuals rush through their planning process and end up with a plan that is incomplete or poorly executed. By taking the time to do a thorough job, you can ensure that your journey revolves around your goals, not your obstacles.
When creating your plan, it is important to identify what you want to achieve. Break your goal down into measurable tasks and deadlines, and make a plan to achieve each one. An effective plan will also include contingencies in case something unexpected comes up.
Paraphrases for Planning:
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
programming, scheduling.
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Noun, singular or mass
programming, scheduling, town-planning.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
projecting.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adjective
upstream.
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Proper noun, singular
needs, Bodies, Planing, expenses, Preparing, states, enterprises, events, outcomes, results, pictures, resolutions, nations, councils, requirements, designers, projections, highways, planification.
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Noun, plural
Phases, Sciences, purposes, concepts, identifiers.
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Noun, singular or mass
plot, zoning, Planing, Preparing, ministers, child-bearing, planification.
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Verb, past tense
arranged, estimated, pursuant, thought, Earmarked, Referred, Contemplated, Stipulated, allocated.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
advancing, being, believing, casting, coming, conducting, deciding, determining, devising, existing, falling, framing, going, hanging, looking, me, plotted, programming, scheduling, seeking, shaping, showing, singing, studying, zoning, Aiming, Anticipating, Doing, Elaborating, Envisaging, Establishing, Formulating, Having, Hosting, Including, Initiating, Intending, Involving, Outlining, Overseeing, Requiring, Securing, Considering, Conspiring, Containing, Contemplating, Creating, Preparing, Procuring, Proposing, Providing, Stipulated, Wanna, accounts, loans, cases, decides, orchestrating, regards, decisions, targeting, strategizing, killing, reorganizing.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
results.
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Verb, base form
foresee.
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Adjective
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Proper noun, singular
plan, plans.
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Noun, plural
plans.
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Noun, singular or mass
plan, plans.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
identifying, staging, Planing, implementing.
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Proper noun, singular
Hypernym for Planning:
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n.
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act
family planning, birth prevention, programing, programming, birth control, scheduling, city planning, town planning, urban planning.
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cognition
calculation, applecart, deliberation, forethought, agreement, malice aforethought, arrangement, Mens Rea, premeditation.
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act
Hyponym for Planning:
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n.
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act
designing, preparation, readying, design.
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cognition
mentation, thinking, thought, thought process, intellection, cerebration.
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act
- plan
- devising
- outlining
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WORDS RELATED TO PLANNING
- architectonics
- building
- construction
- engineering
- planning
- canniness
- caution
- circumspection
- contrivance
- deliberation
- discretion
- foresight
- planning
- precaution
- prudence
- thought
- addings
- arithmetics
- cipherings
- computations
- countings
- dividings
- estimates
- estimations
- figurings
- forecasts
- judgments
- multiplyings
- predictions
- reckonings
- subtractings
- summations
- totalings
- architecture
- arrangement
- assembly
- build
- cast
- composition
- conception
- constitution
- contour
- cut
- development
- disposition
- edifice
- elevation
- erecting
- erection
- fabric
- fabricating
- fabrication
- figuration
- figure
- form
- format
- formation
- foundation
- improvisation
- invention
- makeup
- making
- manufacture
- mold
- origination
- outline
- plan
- planning
- prefab
- prefabrication
- putting up
- raising
- rearing
- roadwork
- shape
- structure
- system
- systematization
- turn
- type
- architecture
- blueprinting
- design
- installations
- metallurgy
- planning
- structure
- structures
- surveying
- anticipation
- augury
- budget
- calculation
- cast
- conjecture
- divination
- estimate
- foreknowledge
- foreseeing
- foresight
- foretelling
- forethought
- foretoken
- guess
- outlook
- planning
- precognition
- prescience
- prevision
- prognosis
- prognostication
- projection
- prophecy
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1. planning
noun. [‘ˈplænɪŋ’] an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action.
Synonyms
- preparation
- programing
- birth control
- family planning
- birth prevention
- readying
- programming
Antonyms
- misconception
- unbelief
- injudiciousness
- irrational
Rhymes with Planning
- johanning
- enchanting
- spanning
- scanning
- granting
- branning
- tanning
- panning
- manning
- janning
- hanning
- fanning
- channing
- canning
- banning
Sentences with planning
1. Noun, singular or mass
Managerial accounting is useful for increasing planning effectiveness and control in any area of operations.
Quotes about planning
1. Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy — it won’t come out while you’re watching.
— Tennessee Williams
2. Good planning is important. I’ve also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you’re in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you’re depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.
— Edmund Hillary
3. Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
— Henry David Thoreau
2. planning
noun. [‘ˈplænɪŋ’] the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise.
Synonyms
- town planning
- city planning
- urban planning
- designing
Antonyms
- convergent thinking
- inactivity
- ready
- resolution
3. planning
noun. [‘ˈplænɪŋ’] the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening.
Synonyms
- preparation
- calculation
- thought
- malice aforethought
- arrangement
- forethought
- applecart
- mens rea
- premeditation
- thinking
- thought process
- provision
- mentation
- deliberation
- cerebration
- agreement
Antonyms
- disagreement
- incompatibility
- uncreativeness
- artless