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Synonyms for plot
plɒtplot
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Wiktionary
plotnoun
The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
They had plotted a robbery.
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storylineplotnoun
To trace out (a graph or diagram).
They plotted the number of edits per day.
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parcelplotverb
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
Every five minutes they plotted their position.
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scheme, conspiracyplotverb
To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
They were plotting against the king.
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scheme
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
plotnoun
Synonyms:
scheme, plan, stratagem, combination, conspiracy, machinationplotverb
Synonyms:
devise, concoct, conspire, contrive, frame, batch, pluck
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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secret plan, plot of ground, biz, patch, plot of land, gameplot, 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"
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speckle, patch, dapple, bandage, fleck, eyepatch, temporary hookup, darn, mend, maculation, game, piece, secret plan, while, plot of land, spot, spell, plot of groundplotnoun
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, gameplotverb
a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
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secret plan, plot of ground, patch, plot of land, gameplotverb
plan secretly, usually something illegal
"They plotted the overthrow of the government"
diagram, plotverb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
plat, plotverb
make a plat of
"Plat the town"
plotverb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
"the writer is plotting a new novel"
Editors Contribution
connive
Submitted by awakegiraffe on May 2, 2024conspire
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
plotnoun
Synonyms:
plat, piece of groundplotnoun
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plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outlineplotnoun
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scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machinationplotverb
Synonyms:
plan (for some mischief), scheme, contrive, lay a plan, form a plotplotverb
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plan (as something mischievous), concoct, contrive, project, devise, frame, brew, hatch, compass
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
plotnoun
Synonyms:
conspiracy, intrigue, machination, cabal, complot, plat, imbroglio (complicated plot)Associated words:
marplotplotverb
Synonyms:
conspire, intrigue, cabal, complot, machinate, scheme
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "plot":
conspiracy, parcel, intrigue, parcels, cover-up, curve, delineation, chart, route
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#305 | game | |
#308 | while | |
#480 | plan | |
#1784 | frame | |
#1852 | piece | |
#2026 | patch | |
#2299 | chart | |
#2532 | route | |
#2803 | scheme | |
#2810 | combination | |
#2915 | spot | |
#3870 | plot | |
#4147 | biz | |
#5714 | curve | |
#6435 | diagram | |
#6986 | spell | |
#7410 | batch | |
#8483 | conspiracy | |
#8684 | parcel | |
#16573 | parcels | |
#17673 | plat | |
#19786 | darn | |
#20593 | storyline | |
#22251 | devise | |
#23092 | intrigue | |
#28085 | pluck | |
#33156 | mend | |
#35325 | bandage | |
#37013 | delineation | |
#41736 | fleck | |
#61203 | conspire | |
#76844 | speckle | |
#98243 | stratagem | |
#102253 | concoct | |
#103482 | contrive | |
#130992 | dapple | |
#180476 | eyepatch | |
#286612 | machination |
How to use plot in a sentence?
It was a lot of fun to tell that story in a way that was very familiar to audiences and to be able to subvert that with certain plot changes, and also the dynamic we've learned the past few years with the characters and how they relate to each other.
Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto p. 74 (pb 93):
A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all three of its major attributes: theme, plot, characterization.
The Americans have a long-term plot and are trying to dominate Syria and then the whole region...This is a threat to all countries, especially Russia and Iran, the United states is trying to achieve its failed military objectives in Syria now through political means.
Right now, we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland.
We are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe, we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland.
Translations for plot
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- حبكة, مؤامرةArabic
- trama, conspirar, traçar, complot, gràfica, marjal, traçada, terreny, solar, argument, marcar, planejar, conspiracióCatalan, Valencian
- nákres, děj, obsah, výkres, parcela, spiknutíCzech
- Komplott, ausarbeiten, Handlung, entwerfen, planen, plottenGerman
- αγροτεμάχιο, συνωμοσία, πλοκήGreek
- komplotoEsperanto
- diagrama, trazar, solar, plano, conspiración, argumento, tramar, trama, complot, conspirar, gráfica, loteSpanish
- süžee, sündmustikEstonian
- طرحPersian
- merkitä, [[piirtää]] [[käyrä]], juoni, diagrammi, tulostaa, kuvio, juonia, tontti, suunnitella, palsta, juonitella, piirtää, salajuoni, plotata, käyrä, graafiFinnish
- conspirer, diagramme, intrigue, complot, tracer, graphique, lopinFrench
- marcáil, ceapachIrish
- gnìomhadhScottish Gaelic
- telek, cselekmény, földdarab, történetHungarian
- սյուժեArmenian
- brugga launráð, reitur, teikning, blettur, graf, lóð, kortleggja, skiki, ráðabruggIcelandic
- complotto, cospirare, congiurare, ordito, diagramma, ordire, marcare, piano, tratto, intrigare, parcella, macchinazione, canovaccio, intrigo, tracciare, complottare, disegnare, appezzamento, trama, pianificare, lotto, congiura, schema, planimetria, tramare, macchinare, pezzo, cospirazione, graficoItalian
- עלילהHebrew
- プロットJapanese
- შინაარსიGeorgian
- 음모Korean
- coniūrātiō, insidiaeLatin
- whakangārahu, kaikaiwaiū, kara, kōrero kaioraora, pito whenua, whakatakoto kara, ngakingaMāori
- samenzwering, grafiek, plotten, diagram, perceel, bedenken, plot, complotDutch
- fabuła, wykres, spisek, działkaPolish
- complô, diagrama, conceber, trama, lote, marcar, argumento, traçar, gráficoPortuguese
- allwiyQuechua
- subiect, urzi, complotRomanian
- граф, делянка, сговор, сюжет, диаграмма, заговор, фабула, график, участок, наделRussian
- kovati, snutiSerbo-Croatian
- sammansvärjning, intrig, komplott, handling, konspireraSwedish
- arsaTurkish
- kế hoạch hoặc cốt truyệnVietnamese
- 情节Chinese
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