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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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Research by retail analysts TCC Global found most shoppers are signed up to four or five loyalty schemes, and Shuttleworth says people focus mostly on the final price on their receipt.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Others have started corn and potato farms, while some earn money through tourism and carbon credit schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A flurry of new schemes to launch Europe-based social networks faces a steep, rocky road to seduce users away from American and Asian giants in the sector.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

However, it added that supermarkets "could do more" to make sure that those without smartphones and under-18s were able to use their loyalty schemes.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Not for the first time I resented the part that I must play in her schemes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier