Synonyms and antonyms of Preparations and plans in American Thesaurus

preparation (noun)

the process of making someone or something ready for something

agreement (noun)

an arrangement or decision about what to do, made by two or more people, groups, or organizations

plan (noun)

a series of actions that you think about carefully to help you to achieve something

planning (noun)

the process of deciding how you will do something before you do it

arrangements (noun)

practical plans for managing the details of an event involving many people

strategy (noun)

a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time

tactic (noun)

a particular method or plan for achieving something

plot (noun)

a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people

conspiracy (noun)

a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics

blueprint (noun)

a detailed plan for doing something new, or something that is a model for how something should be done

accommodations (noun)

American special arrangements for someone’s particular need

alignment (noun)

the organization of activities or systems so that they match or fit well together

arrangement (noun)

an agreement or plan that you make with someone else

brainchild (noun)

a clever system, organization, or plan that someone thinks of and develops

calendar (noun)

the things you plan to do within a particular period of time

chimera (noun)

formal a plan or course of action that is not possible to achieve

contingency (noun)

something done in order to prepare for a possible bad event

coordination (noun)

the process of organizing people or things in order to make them work together effectively

design (noun)

literary a plan or idea

exercise (noun)

formal an action that has a particular plan, purpose, or result

exit strategy (noun)

a plan that allows you to stop being involved in a situation without causing any harm or disadvantage to yourself

fallback (noun)

something that you can use if your first plan or idea fails

format (noun)

the arrangement, design, or organization of something

formula (noun)

a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result

formulation (noun)

the development of a plan, system, or proposal

game plan (noun)

the things that you decide you have to do in order to win a competition or succeed in achieving a goal

groundwork (noun)

work that you do in order to prepare for something

holding (noun)

the process of organizing something such as an election or meeting

housekeeping (noun)

the activity of keeping things organized so that you can work more effectively

house of cards (noun)

something such as a plan or system that could easily fail or be destroyed

husbandry (noun)

old-fashioned careful management of your money and other necessary things

intrigue (noun)

a secret plan to harm or cheat someone, or the process of making such a plan

logistics (noun)

the practical arrangements that are necessary in order to organize something successfully, especially something involving a lot of people or equipment

machinations (noun)

formal secret, complicated, and clever plans and actions intended to achieve a goal

master plan (noun)

a plan giving all the details of how you intend to succeed in doing something difficult

organization (noun)

the action or process of planning and arranging something

plan (noun)

something that you intend to do and make arrangements to achieve

Plan B (noun)

a plan that you intend to use if your first plan fails

preliminary (noun)

something that is said or done to introduce or prepare for something else

premeditation (noun)

the process of deliberately planning to do something bad such as a crime

prep. (abbreviation)

preparation

preparations (noun)

things that you do so that you are ready for something

program (noun)

a plan of activities for an event or a series of events

program (noun)

a plan of activities for achieving something

programming (noun)

the development of a program of activities for achieving something

provision (noun)

plans or preparation for future needs

road map (noun)

a plan or set of instructions that makes it easier for someone to do something

safety net (noun)

a plan or system that is designed to protect people or prevent serious problems

schedule (noun)

a plan of activities or events and when they will happen

schema (noun)

a plan that just shows the main parts of something

scheme (noun)

a plan for achieving something, especially something illegal or dishonest

scheme (noun)

British a plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people

spadework (noun)

British preparation and hard work that has to be done at the beginning of a project

spec (noun)

informal specification

specification (noun)

an exact measurement or detailed plan about how something is to be made

stewardship (noun)

the way in which someone organizes and takes care of something

stratagem (noun)

formal a plan for achieving something or for tricking someone

strategy (noun)

the skill of planning how to achieve something, especially in war or business

timeline (noun)

American a plan of when something should happen or how much time something should take

timetable (noun)

a plan that says how long you will take to do something and gives a time for finishing each stage of the process

warm-up (noun)

an occasion when you prepare yourself for an activity