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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

Porter warns that without more schemes like Kindred House, and more training and awareness for those in other care settings, the ageing population may struggle to get proper support.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

In the case of Kelce, aka Mr. Taylor Swift, the scheme ended this week, as many schemes do, in federal court.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is the local outworking of two schemes which apply in Great Britain, which has a separately regulated electricity market.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It does this via a website called MakeMyMove, which lists several such relocation support schemes offered by similar small cities and towns across the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Initially, Jefferson simply refused to assign Washington any culpability for the Federalist conspiracy, somehow suggesting that the person at the very center of the government was wholly oblivious to the schemes swirling around him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis