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map out

VERB
arrange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construct decide design determine draft establish lay out manage negotiate organize prepare promote provide resolve schedule tailor work out
STRONG
adapt adjust blueprint chart compromise concert contrive devise direct frame harmonize project quarterback scheme settle
WEAK
agree to come to terms get act together get ready hammer out a deal iron out line up make a connection make ready pull a wire pull things together set stage shape up work out a deal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disorder disorganize hesitate neglect ruin waver
STRONG
confuse disagree disarrange unfit upset
WEAK
derange disperse disturb mix up not plan scatter
VERB
block out
Synonyms
WEAK
arrange chart outline prepare sketch
Antonyms
WEAK
recall remember
VERB
draw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mark paint write
STRONG
caricature chart compose crayon delineate depict describe design draft engrave etch express form formulate frame graph limn model outline pencil portray prepare profile sketch trace
VERB
frame
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct devise draw up formulate outline prepare shape sketch
STRONG
conceive contrive design draft form hatch indite invent make vamp write
WEAK
block out cook up dream up make up
VERB
pioneer
Synonyms
STRONG
begin colonize create develop discover establish explore found initiate instigate institute launch originate prepare spearhead start
WEAK
go out in front open up show the way take the lead trailblaze
Antonyms
STRONG
cease complete conclude destroy die end finish halt ignore neglect prevent ruin stop terminate
VERB
program
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compute prioritize register set up
STRONG
arrange bill book budget calculate compile design draft edit engage enter estimate feed figure formulate itemize list poll prearrange process schedule set slate
WEAK
get on line lay on lay out line up pencil in work out
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel disorder disorganize disperse forget let go scatter
WEAK
neglect
VERB
project
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculate envisage estimate forecast predict propose see
STRONG
arrange blueprint cast chart conceive contemplate contrive delineate design devise diagram draft envision extrapolate feature frame gauge image imagine intend outline predetermine purpose reckon scheme think vision visualize
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy disbelieve disorder disorganize disregard forget ignore neglect
WEAK
cave in keep
VERB
sketch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chalk chart delineate depict lay out paint portray
STRONG
adumbrate blueprint characterize describe design detail develop diagram doodle draft line plan plot represent skeleton trace
WEAK
block out rough out skeletonize
Antonyms
STRONG
forget ignore misrepresent neglect

Example Sentences

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By carefully studying archival records and historical documents, the researchers were able to map out previously unknown branches of Leonardo's family.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Jacqueline Newman cracks open a spreadsheet to map out expenses for her high-net-worth clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Tweens can create simple budgets for their allowances and map out savings goals, like how many weeks it would take to save for a videogame, and what the tradeoffs are.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

There are two key factors linked to that hunt that require settling before United can map out their path towards signing Casemiro's successor.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

At a certain point I decided to map out a strategy.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah