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course of action n.
plot, maneuver to get result n.

NOUN

course of action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement blueprint design device game plan pattern plan program project proposal strategy system theory

STRONG

chart codification contrivance diagram disposition draft expedient layout order ordering outline presentation proposition purpose schedule schema suggestion tactics

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorder disorganization

NOUN

plot, maneuver to get result

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action conspiracy game plan ploy practice scenario

STRONG

angle brainchild cabal dodge frame-up game gimmick hookup hustle hype intrigue layout machination picture pitch proposition ruse scene setup shift story stratagem subterfuge tactics trick twist

WEAK

covin put-up job

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty

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schemes

With libraries having long moved on from just offering book loans, Rachel said schemes such as this are "vital"

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

It also includes £7m support for bus travel and £8m for councils to help those "not captured by other schemes".

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

At home, when he was charged with babysitting his little brother, he’d enlist the smaller boy in elaborate role-playing schemes of his own devising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

However, it said children would still be able to get milk through breakfast schemes and free lunches.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Nansi was one of her favorite story topics—she’d tell me about the trickster god cutting deals, bending the rules, and weaving schemes as intricate as a spiderweb between tree branches.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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