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. 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. Adam Schiff:

   The President and The President men plot on. The danger persists. The risk is real. Our democracy is at peril, but we are not without a remedy prescribed by the founders for just these circumstances. Impeachment. The only question is will we use it or have we fallen prey to another evil that the founders forewarned, the excess of factualism, the elevation of party over country.

2. Frank Rich:

   Donald Trump understands a show business maxim, which is that people like twists in a plot.

3. Anderson Cooper:

   What are you saying? Are you suggesting that the notion that we are creating a plot to take everybody's guns away so that we can enforce marshal law is a conspiracy? Yes, that is a conspiracy. I would hope you would agree with that. Is that controversial? look, I mean, I'm only going to be here for another year. I don't know -- when would I have started on this enterprise, right?

4. Illustrator Joe Eisma:

   I personally am not a fan of fridging as a plot device, and I wouldn't have agreed to draw a book that had that as a plot element, i just hope folks will give Some Twitter users a chance to tell Some Twitter users story.

5. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif:

   The plot is to push Iran into taking action. And then use that, it is not a crisis yet, but it is a dangerous situation.