Synonyms of plotted

plotted

verb

past tense of plot

as in schemed

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

mobsters were caught plotting to take over the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schemed
• planned
• conspired
• engineered
• connived
• intrigued
• contrived
• designed
• colluded
• manipulated
• hatched
• devised
• machinated
• concocted
• compassed
• mapped
• put up
• brewed
• maneuvered
• counterplotted
• cooked (up)
• shaped
• jockeyed
• framed
• laid out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plotted

Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

The slaying, which federal prosecutors say was partly plotted in South Florida, plunged the country deeper into chaos. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Kosowski expressed animus for Cozzi as the civil proceedings stretched over years and plotted his murder for months before Cozzi disappeared in March 2023, prosecutors say. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

German prosecutors say Hamas plotted attacks in Berlin and Vienna targeting Jewish communities and Israeli diplomats – part of a network allegedly using Turkey as a base for terror operations against European targets. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Experts have given it some thought FOR SUBSCRIBERSA mother and daughter plotted to poison a husband, officials say. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Bespoke Investment Group has plotted the Nasdaq Composite since ChatGPT was released against the index following the introduction of Netscape in 1994. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026