Figure
Figure verb - Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.
Project
Project verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.
Usage example: we must project next year's budget now
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old figure | old project |
| similar | similar figure | similar project |
| original | original figure | original project |
| single | single figure | single project |
| Other adjectives: popular, small, actual, real, large, big, little, main, important, famous, new, major, military, mysterious. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Gog adjusts elements of his big project, trying to figure out a way around The Force that is Vader's biggest advantage.
Source: The Starscream / Literature -
Kat, the one person who seems able to figure out how the robots work, made an anti-gravity device from Noodle Implements as part of a science fair project.
Source: Reed Richards Is Useless -
He decides to off Sutter, his father figure, just so he can gain control of the project for himself when Sutter expresses misgivings and exhaustion.
Source: Comic Book / Innocence Lost
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