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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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Danicley de Aguiar, coordinator of Greenpeace Brazil's Indigenous Peoples' campaign told AFP that gold taken from protected areas was likely laundered through such schemes.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The jobs include roles building and maintaining infrastructure such as wind farms and hydropower schemes, as well as domestic installations of solar panels and heat pumps.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Offering something similar would be irresponsible, the government believes, given the impact the Conservative schemes had on the public finances.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The expansion of these restricted-access schemes reserves uncensored internet for a small group of registered users and businesses able to pay the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

For all her exposure to ideology she had no interest in politics and no idea of the schemes that occupied her husband night and day.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison