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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He tried numerous get-rich-quick schemes and failed, went into debt, married successfully and took a big risk on rental properties after the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Rhun ap Iorwerth said he was "deeply concerned" that schools, hospitals and other schemes "could miss out on vital funding".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Suppliers offer a host of support schemes to anyone struggling to pay, or who is likely to find it difficult.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The Greenspan put, like so many other such grand schemes, worked well right up until it stopped working.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

My parents like to claim that after he was born, I frequently locked myself in the bathroom and very loudly plotted schemes to run away from home, because no one paid attention to me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi