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PLOT LINE Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase plot line. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase plot line. (close relations)
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storyline
nounn
noun

• the plot of a book or play or film

arc
verb, nounv, n
noun

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• a continuous portion of a circle

• something curved in shape

verb

• form an arch or curve

course
nounn
noun

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

adverb

• as might be expected

verb

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

development
verb, nounv, n
noun

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

narrative
nounn
noun

• a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

adjective satellite

• consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

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)

progression
nounn
noun

• a series with a definite pattern of advance

• a movement forward

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

sequence
verb, nounv, n
noun

• serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

• a following of one thing after another in time

• film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

• the action of following in order

• several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

verb

• arrange in a sequence

• determine the order of constituents in

thread
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

• any long object resembling a thin line

• the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

• the raised helical rib going around a screw

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• pass a thread through

• remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

• pass through or into

• thread on or as if on a string

Best Hypernyms For PLOT LINE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for plot line, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
account anecdote chronicle fable legend narrative plot recital story tale yarn

Alternatives for STORYLINE

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