Synonyms for plot
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Plan — A plan; a purpose
plan, scheme, project, design, concoct, contrivance, outline, sketch, hatch, proposal, draft US, draught UK, frame, blueprint informal, devise dated
2. Graph — A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device
3. Conspiracy — A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable
4. Action
Verb
Other
plat, lot, grave, premeditate rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- n. 2
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
- n. 3
A plan; a purpose.
- v. 1
To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
They had plotted a robbery.
Related words
- Word family
- plottable plotter
- Phrases
- green plot beach ball plot grass plot heat plot lose the plot plot line scatter plot spine plot
Example sentences
- plan We must adapt our plan to these new circumstances.
- scheme The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
- concoct The herbalist will concoct a potion for that.
- graph This graph shows the CO2 emissions by country.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plot | steady | |
| plan | steady | |
| scheme | falling | |
| concoct | rising | |
| contrivance | falling | |
| graph | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1, map1
- 4 letters
- game1, plan1, brew1, plat, wile1
- 5 letters
- story2, draft1, frame1, chart1, grave1, patch1, graph1, hatch1, tract1, fable2, cabal2
- 6 letters
- design2, action2, scheme1, sketch1, parcel2, devise2, becast
- 7 letters
- project2, conduct2, outline2, diagram3, compass2, draught1, collude2, concoct2, connive2, complot
- 8 letters
- proposal3, maneuver3, intrigue2, conspire3, contrive2
- 9 letters
- blueprint2, manoeuvre, stratagem3, machinate
- 10 letters
- conspiracy4
- 11 letters
- contrivance3, machination4, premeditate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).