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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Verb

An international flight scheduled to travel from Italy to Australia was abruptly canceled last week when a bedbug infestation was discovered in the cabin during an earlier flight, and the airline issued an apology for the incident. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Five days later, officials working on the settlement were scheduled to brief DeSantis’ office on the deal. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Noun

By early July, JetBlue operated more than 125 daily departures to over 55 nonstop destinations from FLL, its largest schedule at the airport. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Starting at 55, women can switch to every other year or stay on an annual schedule. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schedule

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Verb

The manufacturer lists approximately 2,485 miles with a 40,000-pound payload.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Then came an Excel spreadsheet, listing some 20,000 voters by name, date of birth and address.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of list

Noun

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s first week has been all about Katie Zacharia, when the role should be about the president and his agenda.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Audit reports, supplier codes of conduct and corporate sustainability pledges have made up the bulk of brands’ efforts to push a more ecological and socially aware agenda, but times have changed.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of agenda

Noun

Users copy and paste a product link into the app to create a listing in less than 10 seconds using artificial intelligence to pull product details from the retailer’s link.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Supply is also rising not because of new listings, but because of slower sales.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

While Spain's government has defended Rabat's role in helping the return of the majority of the 80,000 who entered Ceuta, many in Spain, including police and some lawmakers, doubt that Rabat could not have known about the mass movement of people.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The Goyard Saint Louis entered the top 10 ranking at number seven, bumping the Celine Ava off the list entirely, according to the report.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enter

Noun

Afterward, school staff have 30 calendar days to convene an ARD meeting to evaluate what services may be needed for the student.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The London edition of Frieze, a longstanding highlight on the global art calendar that draws an annual pilgrimage of high-net-worth collectors, advisors, dealers, curators, institutional directors and amateurs to the British capital.

— Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of calendar

Noun

It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The program provides training in barista skills, espresso brewing, earning a food handler’s license, learning point-of-sale systems, customer service skills, food prep and other more general workplace skills.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of program

Verb

Any time there is the potential for further punishment, a report catalogs what happened, if there was a penalty called, the players involved, any disciplinary history, the aggressor's next game and video clips of the incident.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The Whirlpool Galaxy's designation as M51 marks it as the 51st non-comet object catalogued by Messier, who was the chief astronomer of the Marine Observatory in Paris dedicated to studying comets.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of catalog

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