Synonyms for program
- noun
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Computer programme
2. Curriculum
Other
plan, platform, application, show, series, broadcast, medicine, prospectus, playbill
Definitions
- n. 1
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
- n. 2
A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
Related words
- Word family
- programmer programmist
- Phrases
- computer program program music television program application program dividend reinvestment program program cabinet program trading utility program
- Other spellings
- programme UK
Forms
- Plural
- programs → programms, curriculums, syllabuses, plans…
Example sentences
- curriculum The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
- syllabus I watched the first lecture and read the syllabus.
- show The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
- series They launched a series of major economic programs.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| program | falling | |
| curriculum | steady | |
| syllabus | falling | |
| show | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- show1, plan1
- 6 letters
- series2
- 8 letters
- platform2, medicine3, syllabus3, playbill, programm
- 9 letters
- broadcast2
- 10 letters
- curriculum4, prospectus3
- 11 letters
- application4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (series2 = 2 syllables).