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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Kelkar says the state is not starting from scratch, with pensions, the Vayomithram programme - a widely studied community-based palliative care system - and other welfare schemes already in place.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 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

The announcement includes charges against 90 medical professionals and targets a range of alleged healthcare fraud schemes, such as wound care and opioid distribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The announcement includes charges against 90 medical professionals and targets a range of alleged schemes, such as wound care and opioid distribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

She analyzed their meter, rhyme schemes, and anything else she could think of.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood