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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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At the moment, this scheme has been tempered by factors he didn’t reckon on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The scheme started after the EU's Common Agricultural Policy began calculating subsidies based on land instead of livestock in 2014.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It is, in other words, completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But in the grand scheme of things, they’re modest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In Washington’s deceptive scheme, Hercules had been one of those sent back and forth to Mount Vernon from time to time.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.