design

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DESIGN

to have in mind as a purpose or goal <early on she had designed to a top position in a major insurance company>

Synonyms aim, allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, go [chiefly Southern & Midland], look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose

Related Words dream, hope, wish; consider, debate, mull (over), ponder; attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try; plot, scheme; accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform

to work out the details of (something) in advance <the foreman designed a better layout for the factory floor to improve efficiency>

Synonyms arrange, blueprint, budget, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), organize, prepare, project, scheme (out), shape, strategize (about)

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