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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

But if you are hunting round for grants, watch out for scams pretending to be official money-off schemes.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

People on low incomes may also be eligible for grants to help with insulating their homes, and there are local schemes offering grants for solar panels, heat pumps and the like.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

One of the more than 60 reported victims of Daejon Love’s alleged schemes alerted the 49ers eight months before he was arrested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Journal published an investigation last year reporting that the two men were officers of Epstein entities that obscured transactions, arranged cash for Epstein, made payments to women and facilitated Epstein’s immigration schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Peter Pauling arrived with the inside news that his father was preoccupied with schemes for the supercoiling of a-helices in the hair protein, keratin.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson