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
  • Proper later allegedly admitted to plotting the UFC 250 attack and described it in full to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Fearn seems less focused on plotting out a career and more interested in chasing whatever catches his attention next.
    — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of intriguing
Verb
  • Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL in October 2017 alleging that owners were colluding to keep him out of the league.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In October 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL under the terms of the league’s and players’ collective bargaining agreement, alleging that owners were colluding against signing him due to his protest.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of colluding
Verb
  • Bob Hoskins’s gruff detective, Eddie Valiant, sees them as a sometimes-dangerous nuisance, while conniving film-studio power players see them as moneymakers, and the rest of humanity sees them as shades in between.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The conniving Cardinal Richelieu is the central villain in this 1993 action/comedy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic 1844 novel.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of conniving
Verb
  • With the fiery crosses lit, Brian and his cousin Murtagh must return to Castle Leathers and pledge to fight beside his father, the scheming Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • What makes a roster a championship roster is scheming by accentuating the strengths and minimizing the weaknesses.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheming
Verb
  • Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now Iran’s hardline leadership is devising and promoting its own strategy for continued confrontation with Washington.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • Most of that reading, though, should be kept off the page or confined to the gentlest cross-hatching.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • About two weeks after hatching, animal care workers noticed Marlin had respiratory issues.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatching
Verb
  • Miller was accused, along with his former Chief Financial Officer Anosh Ahmed, of conspiring to accept checks and money transfers from Suhail in exchange for the award of contracts and other hospital business to Suhail’s companies.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ludlow pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to embezzle union funds in 2006.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspiring
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“Counterplotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplotting. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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