SCHEDULE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

schedule 1 of 2

verb

Definition of schedule

as in to list

to put (someone or something) on a list I've scheduled you for an appointment tomorrow

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Relevance

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delete

schedule

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noun

ˈske-(ˌ)jül

as in agenda

a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play) the schedule of events for the conference

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as in list

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system a schedule of arrivals and departures

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Recent Examples of schedule

Verb

Four of the cases have been dismissed, and the fifth is scheduled to be dismissed in December. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Melissa Easley, who works with Beer Money Entertainment, told CharlotteFive the event had sold out, with more than 100 tickets sold and eight vendors scheduled to participate. — Evan Moore august 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

Roman, in fact, was completed under budget and ahead of schedule. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Henderson also likes the Garden's coming schedule of bookings, which remains robust. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schedule

Recent Examples of Synonyms for schedule

Verb

There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Omarr Norman-Lott is listed below, beginning the season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of list

Noun

This is viewed as part of his decentralization agenda, aiming to transfer powers in areas such as skills training and select tax authorities from London to local combined authorities.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
But Blanche played down concerns that the erosion of judicial trust could impede his efforts to advance his agenda.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of agenda

Noun

Consumers can check the California Department of Public Health’s recall listings for product photos, lot numbers, expiration dates and other information needed to determine whether a product is affected.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
According to this year's Housing Mismatch Report, released in May, the Miami metro area also has a significant shortage of affordable listings for many of those looking to buy homes.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

Officials added that people cannot become infected with Naegleria fowleri by swallowing contaminated water; however, the amoeba can enter the body when it is forcefully introduced, such as through the nose into the brain.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
For San Francisco, a comeback of epic proportions — the club was down 11-5 entering the fourth inning — was for naught.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of enter

Noun

Despite 40-plus years of dazzling red-carpet moments—and two decades since becoming the first Arab designer on the official Paris haute couture calendar—in real life Elie Saab is still more comfortable letting his runway do the talking for him.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
So far this year, 24 inmates have been executed, with another 13 on the calendar through December, though more are expected to be added.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of calendar

Verb

Gravest Gravy, an album consisting of a dozen previously unheard tracks that were recorded in 1977, with Big Star’s Alex Chilton producing, captures the band’s pioneering psychobilly sound at its birth.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
In great Coppola family tradition, the late Eleanor Coppola was behind the scenes, recording her own video diaries that would become Making Marie Antoinette.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of record

Noun

His older brother, Ethan, is a freshman guard at Wabash Valley, a high-profile junior college basketball program.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Her replacement, Christophe Leribault, critics say, is a somewhat safer pick who will likely shift the museum away from the robust contemporary art program under Des Cars, and toward a more French and Western-centric vision.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of program

Verb

The search for Earth twins Since the 1990s, scientists have cataloged more than 6,300 worlds orbiting stars other than our sun.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Morris’s book focuses only on the representation of real animals; cataloguing mythic and hybrid creatures would take another volume entirely.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of catalog

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