Synonyms for planning
plan·ning

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1. planningnoun

   an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

   "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provision

2. planningnoun

   the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provision

3. planning, preparation, provisionnoun

   the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

   "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

   Synonyms:
   supplying, homework, proviso, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, supply, readiness, prep, preparation

Matched Categories

1. • Designing
   • Preparation

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1. List of paraphrases for "planning":

   plan, planification, planned, plans, programming, scheduling, schedule, scheme, plotting, design

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1. Michael Bloomberg:

   We need to go further, the FDA should immediately move to regulate flavored e-cigarettes, instead of waiting until 2022, as it is currently planning to do.

2. Gretchen Whitmer:

   They weren’t planning to ransom me, they weren’t going to keep me, they were planning to assassinate me. And the plot has been covered as a kidnapping plot, there was one person who showed up on, you know, on a Supreme Court justice’s lawn and turned himself in, and it was covered as an assassination attempt. And so I think that when you look at the facts of both of those, and you see how differently they’re covered, I do, you know, have concern about the language that we use, especially when women are a target as opposed to men.

3. Ashley Proud:

   We are about to launch our own planning process, we are looking to expand our responsibilities where we can.

4. Simon Stevens:

   There is now significant planning going on around all the scenarios including these medicines supply scenarios, there's extensive work under way now between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry, the pharma companies. Nobody is pretending this is a desirable situation but if that's what we get to then it will not have been unforeseen.

5. Richard Feynman:

   The real question of government versus private enterprise is argued on too philosophical and abstract a basis. Theoretically, planning may be good. But nobody has ever figured out the cause of government stupidity and until they do (and find the cure) all ideal plans will fall into quicksand.