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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

He has not been receiving support from London's two Youth Guarantee Trailblazer schemes.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

An additional £8m will allow councils to extend the £100 payment to households "not captured" by other schemes and are facing financial hardship.

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

These are bringing in a grant-funded model to provide it, or discontinuing it as children are able to access milk through free school meals schemes or breakfast provision.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

‘I had a good reason for that! At any rate, now Zeus blames me for everything - Octavian’s schemes, the fall of Delphi -’ ‘Wait.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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