counterplotting

verb

present participle of counterplot
as in plotting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplotting
  1. plotting
  2. intriguing
  3. colluding
  4. conniving
  5. scheming
  6. devising
  7. hatching
  8. conspiring
Verb
  • The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While this reunion was happening, Juke was watching from a safe distance, plotting.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • The first four episodes made available for review likewise have tiny sparks of interest, from some witty dialogue to genuine plot momentum to intriguing new characters popping up.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • His 6-foot-6 frame and power potential offer intriguing athletic tools.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Definition of intriguing
Verb
  • Her government has cracked down on fuel theft and arrested dozens of current and former local officials – including some from Morena – accused of colluding with crime groups.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • These institutions, including Brown, Columbia, and Yale, were accused of colluding to fix financial aid amounts, effectively price-fixing the aid awarded to students.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of colluding
Verb
  • Also, the conniving acts of communication and coordination don’t have to work in real-time.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • No dragons, of course, but plenty of political conniving, clashing swords and last-minute escapes.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conniving
Verb
  • Who better to rank and analyze them than the coaches who spend days and nights scheming to stop them?
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 29 July 2026
  • Ten years on, after devising the victorious Trojan Horse gambit, Ulysses attempts to return to Ithaca and the pining Penelope, whose palace has been overrun with scheming suitors seeking her hand.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of scheming
Verb
  • Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • Ten years on, after devising the victorious Trojan Horse gambit, Ulysses attempts to return to Ithaca and the pining Penelope, whose palace has been overrun with scheming suitors seeking her hand.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • Black-and-yellow mangrove snakes are able to hunt independently soon after hatching.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Consistently hand-picking eggs and squash bugs is the best way to interrupt the squash bug life cycle and prevent new eggs from hatching.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
Definition of hatching
Verb
  • For his treachery in conspiring with Gwayne, Daemon claims Corlys as his own prisoner.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Before the jazz debacle, Ludlow was best known as a former City Council member who pleaded guilty in 2006 to federal charges of conspiring to embezzle union funds for campaign costs.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspiring
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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