Definitions

scheme

[skeem] / skim /

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

Example Sentences

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The scheme, which has been piloted since 2022, covers 10 areas and will be extended nationwide over the next three years.

From BBC

Millions of drivers will find out how they can claim compensation for mis-sold car finance when the financial regulator outlines its final rules on the scheme.

From BBC

In the 17th century, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz devised an unsuccessful scheme to turn Aristotle’s system of logic into arithmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal

But his latest scheme is even more brazen: He will soon appear on American currency.

From Salon

The sons had helped one of the scheme’s orchestrators resolve issues with Maduro “by intervening with their mother,” the banker told prosecutors as part of his guilty plea to a money-laundering charge.

From The Wall Street Journal

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