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scheme

/skiːm/noun, verb1 syllable

Scheme means: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.

Synonyms for scheme9

noun, as in a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

noun, as in a schematic or preliminary plan

outline, schema

noun, as in an elaborate and systematic plan of action

strategy

noun, as in a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

noun, as in an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

schema

verb, as in form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

intrigue, connive

also used for scheme

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What does scheme mean?7

noun

1

a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

2

a schematic or preliminary plan

3

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

4

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole“a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going”

5

an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

verb

1

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

2

devise a system or form a scheme for

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scheme?22

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Scheme in a sentence

  • In the scheme of things, this is a very small story.RusVictoric1993
  • In the grand scheme of things, none of us have much time left.rul
  • To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.unknown
  • He failed in the scheme, much to the disappointment of his father.CM
  • To the best of my knowledge, he wasn't involved in that fraud scheme.CM
  • It's not a pyramid scheme, it's a gifting circle!Hybrid
  • The government proposed to introduce a work-for-the-dole scheme.patgfisher
  • There is a scheme to expand the company.unknown

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Forms of scheme

as a noun

plural
schemes

as a verb

past tense
schemed
present participle
scheming
third-person singular
schemes
past participle
schemed