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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

The double- and triple-team schemes Donald thought he had put behind might once again be in full effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Still, these cookie-cutter scams weren’t as lucrative as schemes in Los Angeles to embezzle government homeless money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the case of Kelce, aka Mr. Taylor Swift, the scheme ended this week, as many schemes do, in federal court.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

But given the scale of e-bike misuse, can such schemes make an impact?

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lord Dunmore did not speak at first, simply listening to his guests before unfolding his own schemes and views.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson