Scheme Synonyms

skēm
To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. collude
  2. connive
  3. conspire
  4. intrigue
  5. machinate
  6. plot
A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. system
  2. plot
  3. project
  4. cabal
  5. collusion
  6. design
  7. connivance
  8. conspiracy
  9. strategy
  10. intrigue
  11. machination
  12. stratagem
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dodge
  2. dodging
A systematic plan of action:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. plan

Words Related to Scheme

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Scheme Sentence Examples

  • The new scheme works splendidly.

  • The color scheme was simple, but was turning out elegant the way the women worked with it.

  • Yes, I have heard of his scheme for perpetual peace, and it is very interesting but hardly feasible.

  • A first scheme, indicated by him, was immediately drawn out by two French engineers who were in the Egyptian service, MM.

  • A series of disasters frustrated the gigantic scheme.

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