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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

Such confidence schemes are known as “pig butchering” — a particularly rancid term for a rancid business.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

According to White, working families on low incomes not only struggle to pay their bills, but miss out on schemes such as free school meals and subsidised holiday clubs.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Anthropic says in its report that some of the schemes go beyond the normal distillation methods companies use and instead resemble sophisticated illicit schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Its stores are decorated with cream and beige color schemes, tiled floors, archways, wood fixtures and soft lighting, making them feel like expensive boutiques.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

All the way out to the parking lot, she talks and schemes, and I let her words kind of wash over me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli