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
  • An Oklahoma man convicted of plotting with his lover to kill her estranged husband 25 years ago was executed Thursday without uttering any final words.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In addition, numerous character names pay tribute to ancient antecedents, including the legendary Roman hero Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus and the plotting official Sejanus.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • Mexico City design studio Panorammma applies the historic armor material to intriguing chairs, lights, and vases.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The female forward is in front of the camera, behind the camera, really getting women, intriguing them to come to the service and watch.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of intriguing
Verb
  • Rights groups have accused the military of colluding with the settlers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of colluding
Verb
  • Combative, conniving, and always looking out for herself, Kathleen unexpectedly returns to town after a long absence, sending Louisa’s life into chaos.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of conniving
Verb
  • Kesy’s interpretation of Bobby’s scheming volatility is used as a consistent and never convincing red herring, without the character ever really feeling dangerous or like a person.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The talk-show host, Stiller and Grande portray three siblings scheming for wealthy dad De Niro’s inheritance through passive-aggressive one-liners and a lot of derisive applause.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of scheming
Verb
  • With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • For the first sea turtle eggs ever laid on California beaches, hatching day — hopefully — draws near.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Known for his figurative expressionist works, often using a cross-hatching technique to distort the human body, Chowdhury blended Western modern artistic currents with local Indian influences.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatching
Verb
  • The senator used the homeland security committee’s unusually powerful subpoena authority to accuse Anthony Fauci, without evidence, of conspiring to cover up the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In 2020, a former USC professor, Hao Zhang, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to steal smartphone signal technology.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of conspiring
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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