Synonyms for plot
plɒtplot

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1. plotnoun

   The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.

   They had plotted a robbery.

   Synonyms:
   storyline

2. plotnoun

   To trace out (a graph or diagram).

   They plotted the number of edits per day.

   Synonyms:
   parcel

3. plotverb

   To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

   Every five minutes they plotted their position.

   Synonyms:
   scheme, conspiracy

4. plotverb

   To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

   They were plotting against the king.

   Synonyms:
   scheme

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1. plotnoun

   Synonyms:
   scheme, plan, stratagem, combination, conspiracy, machination

2. plotverb

   Synonyms:
   devise, concoct, conspire, contrive, frame, batch, pluck

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1. plot, secret plan, gamenoun

   a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

   "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

   Synonyms:
   secret plan, plot of ground, biz, patch, plot of land, game

2. plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patchnoun

   a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

   "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

   Synonyms:
   speckle, patch, dapple, bandage, fleck, eyepatch, temporary hookup, darn, mend, maculation, game, piece, secret plan, while, plot of land, spot, spell, plot of ground

3. plotnoun

   the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

   "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

   Synonyms:
   secret plan, plot of ground, patch, plot of land, game

4. plotverb

   a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

   Synonyms:
   secret plan, plot of ground, patch, plot of land, game

5. plotverb

   plan secretly, usually something illegal

   "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

   Synonyms:
   plat, diagram

6. diagram, plotverb

   make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

   Synonyms:
   plat, diagram

7. plat, plotverb

   make a plat of

   "Plat the town"

   Synonyms:
   plat, diagram

8. plotverb

   devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

   "the writer is plotting a new novel"

   Synonyms:
   plat, diagram

Matched Categories

1. • Contrive
   • Draw
   • Plan
   • Story
   • Tract

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1. conspire

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. plotnoun

   Synonyms:
   plat, piece of ground

2. plotnoun

   Synonyms:
   plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline

3. plotnoun

   Synonyms:
   scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination

4. plotverb

   Synonyms:
   plan (for some mischief), scheme, contrive, lay a plan, form a plot

5. plotverb

   Synonyms:
   plan (as something mischievous), concoct, contrive, project, devise, frame, brew, hatch, compass

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1. plotnoun

   Synonyms:
   conspiracy, intrigue, machination, cabal, complot, plat, imbroglio (complicated plot)

   Associated words:
   marplot

2. plotverb

   Synonyms:
   conspire, intrigue, cabal, complot, machinate, scheme

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1. List of paraphrases for "plot":

   conspiracy, parcel, intrigue, parcels, cover-up, curve, delineation, chart, route

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1. Hassan Rouhani:

   I want to assure the Iranian nation that we will not allow the U.S. plot against the Islamic Republic to succeed, we will not let this bunch of anti-Iranians in the White House be able to plot against us.

2. Kathy McDonald:

   Healthcare just matters to people, so even though we might not be paying attention to this plot line, we probably should.

3. David Bowdish:

   I want to be crystal clear here: We do not see any evidence so far of ... an outside-continental-U.S. plot. We may find it some day, we may not. We don't know.

4. Clarissa Ward:

   The fact that it was prerecorded and then released at a specific time indicates indeed that there's some kind of premeditated plot here.

5. Adnan Oktar:

   The women are often provocatively dressed, have had plastic surgery and have bleached blond hair. More than 100 of those expected to be detained are women. Adnan Oktar has also written numerous books promoting creationism and conspiracy theories. It's a British plot.