scheme

[skeem] / skim /

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

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Matt Corder, public health principal at the council, helped to develop the scheme.

From BBC

The UK has agreed a deal to rejoin the Erasmus university exchange and further negotiate a youth jobs scheme.

From BBC

In 2018, his plans to redesign the color scheme on the next version of the plane were revealed.

From Salon

He defends blocking the previous plans calling the scheme "crazy, over-elaborate and too expensive".

From BBC

Minnesota was a pioneer in using federal Medicaid dollars to pay for other forms of social assistance such as housing, which is the locus of several fraud schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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