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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

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Tanaka herself delightfully portrays the slightly dim family maid the “kids” enlist for their scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Like many others in German industry, Franzke has called for a review of the EU's carbon trading scheme in order to ease pressure on businesses.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Construction of the great arch in the Place de l’Étoile began in 1806 under the emperor Napoleon, as part of his ambitious scheme to rebuild Paris — but, honestly, that was the easy part.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

And the former Labour first minister Mark Drakeford who ditched the scheme six years ago warned that the costs today would be "entirely prohibitive".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Exhausted and sick, he had slunk back to England to recover, to think, and to scheme.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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