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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But the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But some parents have said the scheme needs updating as only products from cows, goats and sheep are eligible and each school decides whether to offer alternatives.

From BBC

More often, he is a reckoning, reminding us of how puny we are in nature’s schemes.

From Salon

On a visit to Slough, communities secretary Steve Reed said the scheme was "doing politics in a very different way".

From BBC

However, the scheme ran into legal difficulties and Labour scrapped the plan shortly after coming to power.

From BBC

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