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schemes

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

Example Sentences

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He said there were "countless reports" which highlighted the damage littered glass could do to animals, as well as a reduction in violence relating to glass deposit schemes.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Those schemes became expensive for employers to sustain as life expectancy improved, and they all but died out in the private sector in the 2000s.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He added that there is "a new intentionality in Venezuelan politics in line with the alliance schemes that exist on the geopolitical level between Venezuela and the United States."

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

He is currently embracing shadowy cryptocurrency schemes that are generating massive profits.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

And he himself—where had he led them, with all his clever schemes?

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams