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scheme

The word “scheme” has 1 syllable: scheme

It's pronounced as /skiːm/

What is synonym and antonym for scheme?

In the thesaurus, “scheme” has 123 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for scheme along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scheme

  • aim
  • arrangement
  • artifice
  • blind
  • blueprint
  • bluff
  • brew
  • cabal
  • cheating
  • chicanery
  • collude
  • collusion
  • compass
  • complicity
  • conception
  • concoct
  • confederacy
  • connivance
  • connive
  • conniving
  • conspiracy
  • conspiration
  • conspire
  • contrivance
  • contrive
  • counterconspiracy
  • counterplan
  • counterplot
  • counterstrategy
  • cover-up
  • cozenage
  • craft
  • crookery
  • cunning
  • deception
  • design
  • device
  • devise
  • diagram
  • dodge
  • draft
  • dupery
  • duplicity
  • end run
  • engineer
  • fakery
  • feint
  • fetch
  • flimflam
  • formula
  • frame
  • frame-up
  • fraud
  • front
  • gaff
  • gambit
  • game
  • game plan
  • gimmick
  • ground plan
  • hatch
  • hoax
  • idea
  • intent
  • intention
  • intrigue
  • jig
  • jockey
  • juggle
  • jugglery
  • knack
  • lay out
  • layout
  • legerdemain
  • machinate
  • machination
  • maneuver
  • manipulate
  • manipulation
  • map
  • master plan
  • means
  • pattern
  • plan
  • platform
  • play
  • plot
  • ploy
  • policy
  • procedure
  • program
  • project
  • projet
  • proposal
  • protocol
  • purpose
  • put up
  • racket
  • recipe
  • ring
  • road map
  • ruse
  • setup
  • sham
  • shape
  • shenanigan
  • skulduggery
  • skullduggery
  • sleight
  • sleight of hand
  • smoke screen
  • stratagem
  • strategy
  • subterfuge
  • swindle
  • swindling
  • system
  • tactic
  • technique
  • trick
  • trickery
  • way
  • wile

Meanings of scheme

  • noun
    1. A systematic plan of future action.
    2. A plot or secret, devious plan.
    3. An orderly combination of related parts.
    4. A chart or diagram of a system or object.
    5. A type of geometric object.
    6. A council housing estate.
    7. An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
    8. A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
    9. Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:.
    10. A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members.
  • verb
    1. To plot, or contrive a plan.
    2. To plan; to contrive.

Example Sentences

  • The company introduced a new bonus scheme to motivate employees.
  • He came up with a clever scheme to reduce production costs.
  • The villain's evil scheme was foiled by the hero.
  • They developed a color scheme for the website redesign.
  • Her savings scheme helped her set aside money every month.

On this page you'll find 123 synonyms or another words to scheme, such as: aim, arrangement, artifice, blind, blueprint, bluff, brew.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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