scheme (out)

verb

Definition of scheme (out)next
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance the campaign operatives schemed out a plan for dealing with bombshells about the candidate's past indiscretions

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheme (out)
  1. plan
  2. design
  3. prepare
  4. organize
Verb
  • The Jayhawks then boarded a bus, as originally planned, for the roughly 90-minute drive from Pittsburgh to Morgantown, West Virginia — site of Saturday’s game against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX plans to start launching Starships from Florida within a few months and from Louisiana in a few years.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of plan
Verb
  • The sailings are adventure focused, and designed for curious, active travelers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Sections of the Miami Loop are still being designed or under construction as individual trails struggle with multimillion-dollar cost estimates.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of design
Verb
  • Nvidia had no succession plan to prepare for the possibility of the departure of Huang, who was synonymous with Nvidia for more than 30 years in much the same way Steve Jobs embodied Apple.
    — Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Thompson recalled returning to prepare her classroom in August and finding temperatures had already reached 80 degrees.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of prepare
Verb
  • Walter Glomb, executive director of the Connecticut State Council on Developmental Disabilities, said Thursday’s gathering was organized to send a message to Lamont not to mess with disability services.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Texas politician, whose own presidential and Senate bids have failed, has thrown himself into organizing.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of organize
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

schemed (out)
scheme (out)
schemer
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Scheme (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheme%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
speech-bubble-untangle
Simplify The Convoluted Expression Quiz A quiz that’s as “uncomplicated as a round de...
See All