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Synonyms of project

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Another word for project is launch. Other synonyms of project are cast, toss, protrude, pitch and sling.

Synonyms and similar words for project

nounA planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

  • planA set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
  • blueprint informal
  • design
  • plotA plan; a purpose.
  • proposalA scheme or design.
  • schemeA systematic plan of future action.

nounAn urban, low-income housing building.

  • council estateA housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.

nounAn idle scheme; an impracticable design.

nounA projectile.

nounA projection.

verbTo extend beyond a surface.

  • extend
  • jut
  • protrudeTo cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick...
  • stick out

verbTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

  • castTo throw.
  • throwTo project or send forth.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

verbTo extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.

  • jut outTo protrude; to extend outwards into space; to stick out.
  • exsertTo thrust out; to cause to protrude.

verbTo make plans for; to forecast.

Meaning of project

  1. noun A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
  2. noun An urban, low-income housing building.
  3. noun An idle scheme; an impracticable design.

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Questions about synonyms of project

What is another word for project?
Project has 58 synonyms on Word.ws, such as launch, cast, toss, protrude, pitch, sling, fling and shy.
What does project mean?
Project means a planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: project (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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