It would be something I'd have to program.
Source: tatoeba (1351)
Program
/ˈpɹəʊˌɡɹæm/
Synonyms for "program" (469 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(5 words)
Determiner(1 words)
a course
Verb(2 words)
activate timeradjust thermostat
Strong matches (15)
Adjective(2 words)
agricultural resourceancient history study
Related words (25)
attemptausterity programautomateautomatizeband concertbatting orderbeadrollbeat intobeveridge planbillbill of fareblueprintblueprintingbookbrainwashbudget
Noun(7 words)
attitude adjustmentautomatingbelonging at schoolboost ecosystem vitalitybotany researchbroadcastbroadcasts
Verb(2 words)
automatesbuild a sql statement
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: application, computer program, curriculum, plan, a course.
- Sentence evidence is available for program, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "program".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "program"
Keep "program" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "program" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "program", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "program" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
29 entriesannouncementcomputer softwareconfigurecoordinatecreate by mental actcreate mentallydocumenteducationideainfoinformationmanagepackagepapersperformanceplan
Showing 16 of 29 words.
More specific
11 entriesafter school programcalendarexecutablefield trip itinerarylesson planmath programmodulereading programscripttimetableweekly schedule
Collocations
11 entriesafter school programclass schedulecomputer programeducation programmath programprogramming languagereading programrobot programschool programsoftware programsummer program
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
98 translations across 76 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Albanian
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Arabic
2 entries- بَرْنَامَج noun (software application)
- بَرْنَامَج noun (software application)
Armenian
1 entries- ծրագիր noun (software application)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- proqram noun (software application)
Belarusian
1 entries- прагра́ма noun (software application)
Bengali
1 entries- প্রোগ্রাম noun (software application)
Breton
2 entries- goulev noun (software application)
- program noun (software application)
Bulgarian
1 entries- програ́ма noun (software application)
Burmese
1 entries- ပရိုဂရမ် noun (software application)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- проґрам noun (software application)
Catalan
1 entries- programa noun (software application)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بەرنامە noun (software application)
- پرۆگرام noun (software application)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 應用程式 /应用程式 noun (software application)
- 程序 noun (software application)
- 程式 noun (software application)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 應用程式 /应用程式 noun (software application)
- 程序 noun (software application)
- 程式 noun (software application)
Czech
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Danish
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Dari
2 entries- بَرْنَامَه noun (software application)
- پُروگْرَام noun (software application)
Dutch
1 entries- programma noun (software application)
Esperanto
1 entries- programaro noun (software application)
Estonian
1 entries- programm noun (software application)
Finnish
1 entries- ohjelma noun (software application)
French
1 entries- programme noun (software application)
Galician
1 entries- programa noun (software application)
Georgian
1 entries- პროგრამა noun (software application)
German
1 entries- Programm noun (software application)
Greek
1 entries- πρόγραμμα noun (software application)
Gujarati
1 entries- ક્રમાદેશ noun (software application)
Hebrew
2 entries- תׇּכְנִית noun (software application)
- תוכנית noun (software application)
Hindi
2 entries- क्रमादेश noun (software application)
- प्रोग्राम noun (software application)
Hungarian
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Icelandic
2 entries- forrit noun (software application)
- tölvuforrit noun (software application)
Ido
1 entries- komputeroprogramo noun (software application)
Indonesian
2 entries- program noun (software application)
- tata olah noun (software application)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- بَرْنامِه noun (software application)
- پُروگْرام noun (software application)
Irish
1 entries- ríomhchlár noun (software application)
Italian
1 entries- programma noun (software application)
Japanese
2 entries- プログラム noun (software application)
- 算譜 noun (software application)
Kazakh
2 entries- бағдарлама noun (software application)
- программа noun (software application)
Khmer
1 entries- កម្មវិធី noun (software application)
Korean
1 entries- 프로그램 noun (software application)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- программа noun (software application)
Lao
1 entries- ໂປຣກຣາມ noun (software application)
Latvian
1 entries- programma noun (software application)
Lithuanian
1 entries- programa noun (software application)
Macedonian
1 entries- програм noun (software application)
Malay
2 entries- atur cara noun (software application)
- program noun (software application)
Marathi
1 entries- क्रमादेश noun (software application)
Mongolian
1 entries- програм noun (software application)
Māori
1 entries- papatono noun (software application)
Nepali
1 entries- क्रमादेश noun (software application)
Norman
1 entries- programme noun (software application)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- bername noun (software application)
- program noun (software application)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Pashto
1 entries- پروګرام noun (software application)
Polish
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Portuguese
1 entries- programa noun (software application)
Romanian
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Russian
1 entries- програ́мма noun (software application)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- prògram noun (software application)
- про̀грам noun (software application)
Slovak
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Slovene
1 entries- program noun (software application)
Spanish
1 entries- programa noun (software application)
Swedish
2 entries- mjukvara noun (software application)
- program noun (software application)
Tajik
1 entries- барнома noun (software application)
Thai
1 entries- โปรแกรม noun (software application)
Turkish
2 entries- izlence noun (software application)
- program noun (software application)
Turkmen
1 entries- programma noun (software application)
Ukrainian
1 entries- програ́ма noun (software application)
Urdu
2 entries- پَروگَرام noun (software application)
- پْروگْرام noun (software application)
Uyghur
1 entries- پروگرامما noun (software application)
Uzbek
2 entries- dastur noun (software application)
- programma noun (software application)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chương trình noun (software application)
Volapük
1 entries- nünömaprogram noun (software application)
Welsh
1 entries- rhaglen noun (software application)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּראָגראַם noun (software application)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
If you do not have this program, you can download it now.
Source: tatoeba (2201)
Tell me about your program for the future.
Source: tatoeba (16900)
Improved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.
Source: tatoeba (22270)
Showing 4 of 24 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "program"?
Closest matches include application, computer program, curriculum, plan, a course.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "program"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.