Synonyms of plots

plots 1 of 2

noun

plural of plot

1

as in schemes

a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends

the Secret Service uncovered just in time a plot to assassinate the President

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schemes
• conspiracies
• machinations
• intrigues
• designs
• strategies
• counterplots
• subterfuges
• manipulations
• maneuvers
• trickeries
• stratagems
• artifices
• contrivances
• counter-conspiracies
• cabals
• programs
• frame-ups
• counterconspiracies
• systems
• rackets
• dodges
• drafts
• confederacies
• collusions
• complicities
• connivances
• cover-ups
• games
• ground plans
• rings
• gimmicks
• tricks
• conspirations

2

as in fields

a small area of usually open land

grew vegetables in a little plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fields
• tracts
• grounds
• clearings
• parcels
• meadows
• plats
• lots
• lawns
• grasses
• commons
• green
• pastures
• grasslands
• crofts
• moors
• greenswards
• glades
• leys
• heaths
• leas
• pasturelands
• heathlands

3

as in properties

a small piece of land that is developed or available for development

subdivided the old farm into plots for tract houses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• properties
• tracts
• parcels
• lots
• plats
• developments
• leases
• patches
• frontages
• real estates

4

as in stories

the unfolding of events in a dramatic or literary work

wrote novels in which the plot was always subordinate to the characterizations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• actions
• story lines
• subplots
• plans
• arcs
• developments
• themes
• subjects
• schemes
• designs
• outlines
• arguments
• mythoi

plots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plot

as in plans

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

mobsters were caught plotting to take over the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schemes
• plans
• intrigues
• engineers
• conspires
• designs
• connives
• contrives
• colludes
• devises
• counterplots
• machinates
• maps
• manipulates
• compasses
• hatches
• concocts
• maneuvers
• brews
• cooks (up)
• shapes
• puts up
• jockeys
• frames
• lays out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plots

Noun

Back testing reveals large gaps between the dot-plots and reality. —Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Nilson expanded his Plain City, Utah, development by negotiating with Weber County, which permitted him to construct more starter homes on smaller plots that would typically remain vacant. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025

Adult fantasy books inspired by Labyrinth often feature strong romantic plots and love interests who are often deviations or reimaginings of Jareth the Goblin King. —Logan Karlie september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025

The complex would have a large pond along SR 32 next to the main entrance, a swimming pool, sports courts and garden plots. —John Tuohy, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025

Walkers can take in the staggered plots of orange groves and prickly pear bushes in Marsalforn Valley or soak up the quiet back streets of Gharb, the island’s westernmost town, overlooking Dwerja. —AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025

Another of us who has led counterterrorism initiatives at the FBI similarly is concerned about the distraction from genuine protection against foreign terrorist plots and international gangs and domestic mass shootings and kidnappings. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025

Drahi and Pereira owned adjacent plots of land on Nevis, and the two men’s fortunes were tightly entwined. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine. —Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé. —Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025