Definition for Design:

• To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.

Synonyms for Design:

• adj.

  •structural (adjective)
  • architectural.

• n.

  •
  • agreement,
  • composition,
  • configuration,
  • confusion,
  • delineation,
  • depiction,
  • device,
  • diagram,
  • draft,
  • drawing,
  • jumble,
  • layout,
  • map,
  • motif,
  • outline,
  • perspective,
  • planning,
  • preparation,
  • prototype,
  • sketch,
  • study,
  • tactic,
  • tracery,
  • tracing,
  • treatment,
  • arrangements.
  •
  • acoustics,
  • aesthetics,
  • agriculture,
  • agronomy,
  • archaeology,
  • archeology,
  • architecture,
  • lay,
  • planned,
  • work out,
  • Anthropology,
  • strategize.
  •
  • arabesque,
  • argyle,
  • articulation,
  • check,
  • chronology,
  • coloration,
  • column,
  • lay out,
  • set out.
  •
  • axis,
  • curve,
  • mean,
  • mind.
  •
  • breakthrough,
  • coin,
  • creative,
  • creativity,
  • development,
  • discovery.
  •
  • draw up,
  • engineer,
  • individualize,
  • personalise,
  • personalize,
  • streamline,
  • reengineer.
  •act (noun)
  • designing.
  •artful conception (noun)
  • configuration,
  • device,
  • figure,
  • illustration,
  • motif,
  • motive,
  • organization,
  • painting,
  • portrait,
  • shape,
  • sketch,
  • style.
  •by design (noun)
  • deliberately,
  • intentionally,
  • knowingly,
  • on purpose,
  • pointedly,
  • wittingly.
  •cognition (noun)
  • plan.
  •composition (noun)
  • makeup.
  •course of action (noun)
  • scheme.
  •design (noun)
  • aim,
  • blueprint,
  • conception,
  • contrive,
  • designing,
  • excogitation,
  • figure,
  • innovation,
  • intent,
  • intention,
  • invention,
  • pattern,
  • plan,
  • project,
  • purpose.
  •discovery (noun)
  • formula.
  •excogitation (noun)
  • excogitation.
  •expectation (noun)
  • likelihood.
  •fine arts (noun)
  • visual arts.
  •idea (noun)
  • brainstorm,
  • concept,
  • consideration,
  • ideation,
  • image,
  • inkling,
  • inspiration,
  • notion,
  • observation,
  • opinion,
  • perception,
  • principle,
  • reflection,
  • supposition,
  • theory,
  • thought,
  • vision.
  •intention (noun)
  • action,
  • aim,
  • angle,
  • animus,
  • brainchild,
  • child,
  • conspiracy,
  • contemplation,
  • deliberation,
  • end,
  • enterprise,
  • game plan,
  • gimmick,
  • goal,
  • intrigue,
  • machination,
  • meaning,
  • notion,
  • object,
  • objective,
  • pitch,
  • play,
  • plot,
  • point,
  • premeditation,
  • project,
  • proposition,
  • purport,
  • purpose,
  • recipe,
  • reflection,
  • scenario,
  • scene,
  • schema,
  • setup,
  • story,
  • target,
  • thinking,
  • thought,
  • trick,
  • undertaking,
  • view,
  • volition,
  • will,
  • Intendment,
  • Conation,
  • big picture,
  • what's cooking,
  • lay of the land.
  •lineup (noun)
  • lineup.
  •map (noun)
  • map,
  • plat.
  •method (noun)
  • orderliness,
  • systematization.
  •methods (noun)
  • methodology.
  •on purpose (noun)
  • deliberately,
  • purposely,
  • with intent.
  •outline (noun)
  • prospectus.
  •plan (noun)
  • aim,
  • anticipation,
  • arrangement,
  • blueprint,
  • conception,
  • contrivance,
  • coordination,
  • expectation,
  • idea,
  • intention,
  • invention,
  • method,
  • premeditation,
  • proposition.
  •resolve (noun)
  • fixed purpose.
  •sketch, draft (noun)
  • architecture,
  • arrangement,
  • blueprint,
  • chart,
  • composition,
  • conception,
  • constitution,
  • construction,
  • delineation,
  • depiction,
  • diagram,
  • doodle,
  • drawing,
  • dummy,
  • form,
  • formation,
  • idea,
  • layout,
  • makeup,
  • map,
  • method,
  • model,
  • outline,
  • paste-up,
  • pattern,
  • perspective,
  • picture,
  • plan,
  • scheme,
  • study,
  • tracery,
  • tracing,
  • treatment,
  • COMP.
  •thought (noun)
  • thought.
  •workmanship (noun)
  • workmanship.

• v.

  •create, conceive (verb)
  • compose,
  • cook up,
  • dream up,
  • fabricate,
  • originate,
  • think up,
  • make up.
  •creation (verb)
  • plan.
  •imagine (verb)
  • consider,
  • contemplate,
  • create,
  • envision,
  • fantasize,
  • ideate,
  • imagine,
  • observe,
  • opine,
  • perceive,
  • reflect,
  • suppose,
  • theorize,
  • think.
  •intend, mean to do (verb)
  • contemplate,
  • destine,
  • make,
  • mind,
  • prepare,
  • propose,
  • tailor.
  •means (verb)
  • way.
  •order (verb)
  • adjust,
  • arrange,
  • array,
  • balance,
  • cast,
  • categorize,
  • chart,
  • class,
  • classify,
  • collate,
  • compose,
  • control,
  • devise,
  • establish,
  • fix,
  • form,
  • frame,
  • grade,
  • group,
  • harmonize,
  • integrate,
  • maintain,
  • marshal,
  • mediate,
  • normalize,
  • orchestrate,
  • order,
  • organize,
  • pigeonhole,
  • place,
  • plan,
  • plot,
  • prepare,
  • program,
  • rank,
  • rate,
  • rationalize,
  • regulate,
  • right,
  • schedule,
  • schematize,
  • scheme,
  • score,
  • screen,
  • separate,
  • set,
  • settle,
  • shape,
  • sift,
  • sort,
  • stabilize,
  • stratify,
  • structure,
  • subordinate,
  • support,
  • systematize,
  • type,
  • unify,
  • unsnarl,
  • Methodize.
  •plan (verb)
  • anticipate,
  • conceive,
  • contrive,
  • coordinate,
  • expect,
  • intend,
  • invent,
  • premeditate,
  • propose.
  •plan, outline (verb)
  • accomplish,
  • achieve,
  • arrange,
  • block out,
  • cast,
  • construct,
  • contrive,
  • create,
  • delineate,
  • describe,
  • devise,
  • draft,
  • draw,
  • effect,
  • execute,
  • fashion,
  • frame,
  • fulfill,
  • invent,
  • lay out,
  • perform,
  • produce,
  • set out,
  • trace,
  • work out,
  • sketch out.
  •predetermine (verb)
  • devise,
  • plan,
  • predetermine,
  • premeditate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • creativity,
  • handiwork,
  • individualize,
  • innovate,
  • innovative,
  • mold,
  • pastel,
  • schema,
  • tabular,
  • tattoo,
  • vignette,
  • strategize,
  • drive at,
  • reengineer.
  •
  • breakthrough,
  • coin,
  • custom,
  • decoration,
  • destine,
  • device,
  • discovery,
  • engineering,
  • game plan,
  • guide,
  • illustration,
  • inventive,
  • model,
  • motif,
  • originate,
  • represent,
  • strategy,
  • streamline,
  • Styling.
  •
  • cartoon,
  • map,
  • motive,
  • node,
  • personalize,
  • reason,
  • view,
  • why.
  •
  • ambition,
  • axis,
  • creative,
  • curve,
  • meaning,
  • spin off.
  •
  • table.
  •
  • lay,
  • style.
  •
  • development.
  •
  • engineer,
  • mean.
  •
  • end.
  •
  • flat,
  • point.
  •arrangement
  • layout.
  •compose
  • set up,
  • COMP.
  •construction
  • architecture.
  •course
  • policy.
  •create
  • conceive,
  • initiate,
  • bring into being,
  • give birth to.
  •diagram
  • graph.
  •draw
  • pencil.
  •mean
  • set out.
  •order
  • systemize.
  •pattern
  • pattern,
  • weave.
  •plan
  • figure out,
  • mapping,
  • have every intention,
  • make arrangements.
  •plot
  • intrigue.
  •sketch
  • diagram.
  •symbol
  • emblem.
  •tag
  • label.
  •Other relevant words:
  • abstract art,
  • accomplish,
  • achieve,
  • acoustics,
  • action,
  • acute,
  • advise,
  • advisedly,
  • aesthetics,
  • affiance,
  • agreement,
  • agriculture,
  • agronomy,
  • aimlessness,
  • ambition,
  • anatomy,
  • angle,
  • animus,
  • appearance,
  • appoint,
  • approach,
  • approach pattern,
  • arabesque,
  • archaeology,
  • archeology,
  • architectonic,
  • architectonics,
  • architectural,
  • architectural plan,
  • architecture,
  • argument,
  • argyle,
  • art,
  • art form,
  • artful,
  • articulation,
  • artifice,
  • artist,
  • aspect,
  • aspiration,
  • aspire,
  • assign,
  • astute,
  • atmosphere,
  • attack,
  • autoradiography,
  • axis,
  • background,
  • badge,
  • bag of tricks,
  • be after,
  • bearing,
  • beget,
  • begin,
  • behaviour,
  • betroth,
  • blind,
  • block,
  • block out,
  • bluff,
  • bod,
  • book,
  • bourne,
  • brainchild,
  • brand,
  • breakthrough,
  • breed,
  • brief,
  • bright,
  • bring about,
  • bring forth,
  • brushwork,
  • build,
  • by design,
  • cabal,
  • cachet,
  • calculate,
  • calculation,
  • calligraphy,
  • caper,
  • caprice,
  • cartoon,
  • cartouche,
  • catastrophe,
  • catch,
  • category,
  • ceramics,
  • chalk,
  • chalk out,
  • chance,
  • chance upon,
  • character,
  • characterization,
  • charcoal,
  • charge,
  • chassis,
  • cheat,
  • check,
  • chew over,
  • chiaroscuro,
  • chicanery,
  • child,
  • chouse,
  • chronology,
  • cinematography,
  • cipher,
  • classic,
  • clever,
  • coat of arms,
  • cognizance,
  • coin,
  • collude,
  • colophon,
  • color,
  • coloration,
  • column,
  • come upon,
  • complication,
  • composition,
  • conceive of,
  • concert,
  • concerted,
  • concoct,
  • concoction,
  • conduct,
  • configuration,
  • configure,
  • confusion,
  • conjure up,
  • connivance,
  • connive,
  • conniving,
  • conspiracy,
  • conspire,
  • constellation,
  • constitution,
  • constitutive,
  • construct,
  • construction,
  • constructive,
  • contemplation,
  • context,
  • continuity,
  • convention,
  • cook up,
  • copy,
  • counsel,
  • coup,
  • course,
  • craft,
  • crafty,
  • crayon,
  • creation,
  • creative,
  • creativity,
  • crest,
  • crosshatch,
  • curve,
  • curve ball,
  • custom,
  • cut,
  • dash off,
  • daub,
  • deceit,
  • decoration,
  • deliberately,
  • deliberation,
  • delineate,
  • delineation,
  • denouement,
  • depict,
  • depicting,
  • depiction,
  • describe,
  • desideratum,
  • designate,
  • designedly,
  • designing,
  • desire,
  • destination,
  • destine,
  • destiny,
  • detail,
  • determination,
  • determine,
  • develop,
  • development,
  • device,
  • devote,
  • diagram,
  • die,
  • digit,
  • dimension,
  • dirty trick,
  • discover,
  • discovery,
  • disposition,
  • dodge,
  • doodle,
  • draft,
  • draftsmanship,
  • draught,
  • draughtsman,
  • draughty,
  • draw,
  • draw up,
  • drawing,
  • dream,
  • dream up,
  • drift,
  • dummy,
  • earmark,
  • effect,
  • elevation,
  • emblem,
  • end,
  • endeavor,
  • engender,
  • engineer,
  • engineering,
  • engraving,
  • enterprise,
  • envisage,
  • episode,
  • escutcheon,
  • etching,
  • evolve,
  • example,
  • excogitate,
  • excogitation,
  • execute,
  • expectancy,
  • expediency,
  • expedient,
  • exposition,
  • extent,
  • externalise,
  • externalize,
  • eye,
  • fable,
  • fabricate,
  • fabrication,
  • faction,
  • fall upon,
  • fancy,
  • fashion,
  • fate,
  • feint,
  • fetch,
  • fig,
  • figure,
  • figure of speech,
  • figure out,
  • figuring,
  • fine arts,
  • flat,
  • flesh,
  • foil,
  • folk art,
  • forecast,
  • foresight,
  • forethought,
  • forge,
  • format,
  • formation,
  • formula,
  • formulate,
  • found,
  • foundation,
  • founding,
  • framework,
  • fulfill,
  • function,
  • gambit,
  • game,
  • game plan,
  • generate,
  • genre,
  • getup,
  • gimmick,
  • go for,
  • goal,
  • googly,
  • graph,
  • grotesque,
  • ground plan,
  • grouping,
  • guide,
  • guideline,
  • hallmark,
  • handicraft,
  • handiwork,
  • hang,
  • harbor,
  • hatch,
  • hatching,
  • have in mind,
  • heading,
  • hearted,
  • hocus-pocus,
  • hope,
  • human body,
  • ideal,
  • identification,
  • illustration,
  • imagery,
  • imitate,
  • imitation,
  • import,
  • impression,
  • imprint,
  • improvise,
  • in cold blood,
  • inaugurate,
  • incident,
  • inclination,
  • individualize,
  • ingenious,
  • initiate,
  • initiation,
  • innovate,
  • innovation,
  • innovative,
  • instauration,
  • institute,
  • institution,
  • intaglio,
  • intent,
  • intentionality,
  • intentionally,
  • intrigue,
  • intriguing,
  • introduce,
  • introduction,
  • inventive,
  • joker,
  • juggle,
  • jugglery,
  • jumble,
  • jut,
  • jut out,
  • keynote,
  • kind,
  • kitsch,
  • knavery,
  • knowingly,
  • label,
  • last,
  • launch,
  • lay,
  • lay down,
  • lay out,
  • layout,
  • legend,
  • likelihood,
  • limn,
  • line,
  • line drawing,
  • lineup,
  • logo,
  • logotype,
  • long,
  • look,
  • lookout,
  • machinate,
  • machination,
  • make,
  • make do,
  • makeup,
  • manage,
  • management,
  • maneuver,
  • manipulation,
  • manner,
  • manoeuvre,
  • manufacture,
  • map,
  • map out,
  • mapping,
  • mark,
  • master,
  • master plan,
  • mastermind,
  • masterpiece,
  • material body,
  • matrix,
  • mature,
  • mean,
  • meaning,
  • measure,
  • meditate,
  • method,
  • methodology,
  • mind,
  • mint,
  • mobile,
  • mode,
  • model,
  • mold,
  • monochrome,
  • monogram,
  • mood,
  • motif,
  • motion,
  • motivation,
  • motive,
  • motto,
  • mould,
  • move,
  • movement,
  • mull over,
  • name,
  • nature,
  • negative,
  • nisus,
  • node,
  • normal,
  • number,
  • numeral,
  • object,
  • objective,
  • objet d'art,
  • old master,
  • on purpose,
  • operations research,
  • ordain,
  • orderliness,
  • organise,
  • organism,
  • organization,
  • originate,
  • origination,
  • ornament,
  • outline,
  • outlook,
  • paint,
  • paint a picture,
  • painting,
  • pass,
  • paste-up,
  • pastel,
  • pastiche,
  • pattern,
  • pen-and-ink,
  • pencil,
  • perceptive,
  • perform,
  • personalise,
  • personalize,
  • perspective,
  • photography,
  • physical body,
  • physique,
  • picture,
  • piece,
  • pioneer,
  • pitch,
  • planned,
  • planning,
  • plasm,
  • plastic art,
  • plat,
  • play,
  • ploy,
  • point,
  • pointedly,
  • policy,
  • portrait,
  • portraiture,
  • portray,
  • portrayal,
  • practice,
  • prearrange,
  • prearrangement,
  • precaution,
  • predetermination,
  • premeditated,
  • preparation,
  • present,
  • pretension,
  • procedure,
  • procreate,
  • produce,
  • profile,
  • programme,
  • project,
  • projection,
  • promise,
  • proposal,
  • prospect,
  • prospectus,
  • protocol,
  • protoplasm,
  • prototype,
  • protrude,
  • provision,
  • public figure,
  • punch,
  • purport,
  • purpose,
  • purposely,
  • purview,
  • put forward,
  • quick,
  • racket,
  • radiation diagram,
  • radiation pattern,
  • radiography,
  • rationale,
  • rationalization,
  • reason,
  • recipe,
  • recognition,
  • recommendation,
  • red herring,
  • redesign,
  • regard,
  • regulation,
  • represent,
  • representation,
  • resolution,
  • resolve,
  • resourceful,
  • respect,
  • role,
  • rough,
  • rough out,
  • routine,
  • rule,
  • ruse,
  • sake,
  • scenario,
  • scene,
  • schema,
  • schematic,
  • schematization,
  • scheming,
  • scratch,
  • script,
  • sculpture,
  • scumble,
  • seal,
  • see,
  • set out,
  • set up,
  • setting,
  • setup,
  • shade,
  • shading,
  • shadow,
  • sharp,
  • shift,
  • shrewd,
  • shuffle,
  • sight,
  • sign,
  • signet,
  • silhouette,
  • sinopia,
  • size,
  • skeleton,
  • sketch,
  • skiagraphy,
  • slate,
  • sleight,
  • sleight of hand,
  • slogan,
  • soma,
  • sonata form,
  • spawn,
  • spin,
  • spirit,
  • square up,
  • stabile,
  • stamp,
  • start,
  • statue,
  • stencil,
  • stick out,
  • still life,
  • stipple,
  • story,
  • stratagem,
  • strategy,
  • streamline,
  • strike out,
  • striving,
  • structural,
  • studiously,
  • study,
  • style,
  • subject,
  • subterfuge,
  • suggestion,
  • switch,
  • symbol,
  • system,
  • systematization,
  • systemize,
  • table,
  • tabular,
  • tactic,
  • tactics,
  • tailor,
  • target,
  • taste,
  • tattoo,
  • technique,
  • tectonic,
  • template,
  • templet,
  • tendency,
  • terminus,
  • text,
  • theme,
  • thing,
  • think of,
  • think out,
  • think up,
  • thinking,
  • throw,
  • tint,
  • token,
  • tone,
  • topic,
  • touch,
  • trace,
  • tracery,
  • tracing,
  • traffic pattern,
  • treatment,
  • trick,
  • trickery,
  • trope,
  • twist,
  • undertaking,
  • use,
  • uttermost,
  • value,
  • values,
  • variety,
  • varnish,
  • version,
  • view,
  • vignette,
  • virtu,
  • visualise,
  • visualize,
  • volition,
  • want,
  • wash,
  • way,
  • weave,
  • why,
  • wile,
  • will,
  • wise,
  • wish,
  • wit,
  • wittingly,
  • work,
  • work of art,
  • work out,
  • work up,
  • workmanship,
  • yearn,
  • Anagnorisis,
  • Anthropology,
  • Desideration,
  • Envisagement,
  • Esquisse,
  • Fugleman,
  • Ichnography,
  • Iconography,
  • Intendment,
  • Manoeuvring,
  • Manipulating,
  • Ordonnance,
  • Pasticcio,
  • Picturize,
  • Plotting,
  • Representment,
  • Schematism,
  • Sciagraphy,
  • Significancy,
  • arts and crafts,
  • black and white,
  • art object,
  • primitive art,
  • peripeteia,
  • ways and means,
  • make up,
  • spin off,
  • send off,
  • Conation,
  • Constructional,
  • Cun,
  • Preconcert,
  • Preestablish,
  • Proplasm,
  • Styling,
  • Subtile,
  • Guidelines,
  • Insigne,
  • arrangements,
  • give rise to,
  • charting,
  • designs,
  • blueprinting,
  • COMP,
  • DO,
  • masterwork,
  • graphing,
  • strategize,
  • block in,
  • drive at,
  • mythos,
  • put forth,
  • rough draft,
  • museum piece,
  • local color,
  • reengineer,
  • reflect on,
  • subplot,
  • visual arts,
  • joint,
  • period,
  • slant,
  • rough diamond,
  • nude,
  • big picture,
  • bring into being,
  • with intent,
  • hit upon,
  • stumble upon,
  • aspire to,
  • end in view,
  • why and wherefore,
  • have to,
  • lay plans,
  • plan ahead,
  • give birth to,
  • bid for,
  • be at,
  • dirty deal,
  • fixed purpose,
  • have every intention,
  • have in view,
  • little game,
  • make arrangements,
  • make do with,
  • meditate on,
  • reflect upon,
  • sketch out,
  • take steps,
  • what's cooking,
  • art work,
  • object of art,
  • arts of design,
  • graphic arts,
  • lay of the land,
  • grift,
  • pencil drawing,
  • bosey,
  • bric-a-brac,
  • ponder over,
  • rising action,
  • rough outline,
  • strategic plan,
  • tactical plan,
  • working plan,
  • ebauche,
  • city plan,
  • ficelle,
  • sequence of events,
  • cave art,
  • house plan,
  • falling action,
  • WORKING DRAWING,
  • QUO ANIMO.

Antonyms for Design:

• n.

  • intention
    idleness, inactivity.
  • sketch, draft
    being, disorganization.
  • Other antonyms:
    aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, means, method, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness, way.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    accidentally, being, break, demolish, deny, destroy, disorder, disorganisation, disorganization, disorganize, disregard, fail, forget, idleness, ignore, inactivity, means, method, miss, refuse, ruin, way, wreck, mix up, by accident.

• v.

  • create, conceive
    demolish, wreck.
  • intend, mean to do
    deny, disregard, refuse.
  • plan, outline
    abandon, break, confuse, destroy, disorder, disorganize, fail, forget, ignore, miss, neglect, ruin, mix up.