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

Example Sentences

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The scheme was complex, according to Dylan Rexing, chief executive of Rexing Cos., the logistics firm that was coordinating the shipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both Mrs Brown and Sir Alan were part of the Group Litigation Order compensation scheme, and those claimants were offered the option of taking a fixed sum of £75,000 or pursuing their own settlement.

From BBC

A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.

From BBC

“It’s not a big needle mover in the grand scheme of the cost of the data center,” Fox said.

From Barron's

This season, he has become the focus of opponents’ protection schemes, regularly drawing double teams.

From Los Angeles Times

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