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
• cabals
• programs
• systems
• frame-ups
• counterconspiracies
• rackets
• drafts
• dodges
• confederacies
• collusions
• complicities
• games
• cover-ups
• ground plans
• rings
• gimmicks
• tricks
• connivances
• 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
• 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

There’s no winking at the audience, no sense of camp or parody, just a lot of appealing interactions, plus some wholly superfluous tertiary plots added to expand the story to series length. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Unsheltered intertwined two plots related to the precarity of American life and the danger of demagogues—one set at the dawn of the MAGA era. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Another section describes the government’s response to protests in 2014, when the government says Maduro discussed kidnapping military officers suspected of disloyalty and using torture to force them to reveal information about potential plots. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

And during the 2024-2025 growing season, BCI Program partners established at least 19,900 demonstration plots and supported 11,000 bio-input or bio-control centers to give farmers access to synthetic pesticide and fertilizer alternatives. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Political advertising warns about Democratic plots to defund the police. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Early spaghetti model plots bring the storm into the Gulf Coast region between Friday and Sunday morning. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Since Guadagnino’s first feature in 1999, The Protagonists, a mockumentary starring Tilda Swinton as a filmmaker re-creating a real-life murder in London, his work has encompassed a variety of plots, tones, and textures. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

To supply the hotel’s restaurants, the on-site Edenic walled garden grows specialty crops, with its greenhouses, potting shed, and outdoor plots thriving with heirloom tomatoes, Japanese varieties of strawberry, and Italian citrus. — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

The contract's odds will be resolved and verified by Data Center Map, which plots out planned and running data centers on its website. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Arada is also buying three Yas Island plots in its first move into Abu Dhabi. — semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … 'PROJECT GRAND SLAM' — Iconic restaurant chain plots massive makeover with 500 upgrades. — FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Moving forward, Le Silla has no immediate plans to open more stores, but Paris and London are top of mind as the brand plots its long-term international growth strategy. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

The software then anonymizes the entry to protect privacy, and plots a circle in the general area. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

This chart from Henry Allen at Deutsche Bank plots the rate of inflation at the beginning of each historical period when the Fed began raising rates, against the number of basis points in that rate-raising cycle. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance. — Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026