COUNTERPLOT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word counterplot. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERPLOT
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conspiracy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act • a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) • a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | ||||||||
intrigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends • a clandestine love affair verb • cause to be interested or curious • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | ||||||||
machination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends | ||||||||
plot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) • a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation • the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. • a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object verb • plan secretly, usually something illegal • make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed • make a plot of • devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet) | ||||||||
ploy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker • a maneuver in a game or conversation | ||||||||
scheme | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner • devise a system or form a scheme for | ||||||||
stratagem | nounn | |||||||
noun • a maneuver in a game or conversation • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | ||||||||
counterplan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plot intended to subvert another plot |