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

During the Cold War, as futurists on both sides of the Iron Curtain plotted to control the direction of history, another group coalesced around a more modest idea. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

For the celebration itself, Jess and Nasko plotted a week of activities bouncing off (American) Labor Day weekend. — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

With the room shaking, the show’s producer, Bob Johnston, plotted a course toward the nearest group of guards. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Investigators have said Colt Gray carefully plotted the shooting at the high school of 1,900 students. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

According to the indictment, Convit plotted with influential business people with access to the highest levels of government, including top PDVSA lawyers and executives accused of accepting bribes. — Jay Weaver july 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Armand did plot to kill Louis, just as Louis had plotted to kill Lestat. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

In Agamemnon’s absence, Clytemnestra plotted her revenge for the death of their daughter. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Where to look The radiant is the place in the sky where the paths of shower members, if extended backward, would intersect when plotted on a star chart. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026