Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe plans and preparations in British Thesaurus

strategic (adjective)

carefully planned in order to achieve a particular goal, especially in war, business, or politics

tactical (adjective)

a tactical action is one that you do as part of a plan for achieving what you want

workable (adjective)

a workable plan, system, solution etc is practical and likely to be effective

impracticable (adjective)

if something such as a plan is impracticable, it is very unlikely to be possible, because there are too many practical problems that would prevent it

foolproof (adjective)

a foolproof method, plan, or system is so well designed that it cannot go wrong or is certain to succeed

well-thought-out (adjective)

planned with all details considered, so that everything happens as it should

scheduled (adjective)

planned to happen at a particular time or day

aggressive (adjective)

used about plans or methods that are designed to do everything possible to succeed

on the table ()

if a proposal or offer is on the table, someone has suggested it officially and people are considering it

in hand ()

if you have something in hand, you are managing it well so that it happens in the way that it should

at the ready ()

prepared for immediate use or action

contingency (noun)

used for describing plans or actions that help you to prepare for possible bad events

controlled (adjective)

organized in a way that is likely to produce accurate results

disciplined (adjective)

well organized and following rules or standards

double-barrelled (adjective)

mainly journalism a double-barrelled plan or attack has two parts

fiendish (adjective)

a fiendish plan or idea is very clever but cruel

fixed (adjective)

if something such as a game or election is fixed, it is dishonestly arranged so that it has the result that someone wants

forward (adjective)

thinking about or planning for the future, especially in a hopeful way

get-rich-quick (adjective)

informal a get-rich-quick plan is designed to earn you a lot of money in a short period of time, often in a way that is slightly dishonest or not sensible

half-baked (adjective)

informal a half-baked idea or plan is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully

in case ()

in order to be prepared for something that may happen

in embryo ()

in the early stages of planning and development

off the table ()

if a proposal or offer is off the table, it is no longer officially available or is not being considered

on the stocks ()

being prepared or produced

organizational (adjective)

relating to the action or process of planning and arranging something

piecemeal (adjective)

made or done in separate stages rather than being planned and done as a whole

preparatory (adjective)

done as preparation for something else

prepared (adjective)

ready for use

prepared (adjective)

done or made earlier

programmatic (adjective)

formal happening or done according to a plan

proposed (adjective)

offered formally as an idea or plan

provisional (adjective)

if an arrangement is provisional, the people involved have not yet said that they definitely want to do it

scientific (adjective)

done in an organized way

sequential (adjective)

forming a set with a particular order or happening in a particular order

step-by-step (adjective)

a step-by-step plan or set of instructions is easy to follow and explains each stage of a process in a clear and simple way

tightly-knit (adjective)

tight-knit