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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Under the scheme, households on certain benefits receive £25 automatically if the temperature is their local area is recorded or forecast as 0C or below for seven consecutive days.

From BBC

More than 90 defendants have been charged in schemes to defraud Minnesota’s various welfare programs.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are based on data provided by about 100 different organisations, including government agencies, research institutes, voluntary groups and citizen science schemes such as the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme.

From BBC

Unlike the county council's e-voucher scheme, Tandridge said it would deposit cash into people's bank accounts to give them greater flexibility over how the money was used.

From BBC

Matt Corder, public health principal at the council, helped to develop the scheme.

From BBC

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