scheme

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SCHEME

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends <the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe>

Synonyms collude, compass, connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, machinate, put up, scheme

Related Words counterplot; brew, concoct, cook (up), devise, hatch; engineer, jockey, maneuver, manipulate; design, frame, lay out, map, plan, shape

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