Synonyms of subplot

subplot

noun

as in plot

Related Words

• plot
• action
• story
• story line
• argument
• theme
• subject
• plan
• scheme
• mythos
• arc
• outline
• development
• design

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subplot

In addition, an awkward meeting between Ed and a smooth literary agent (Jake Lacy), along with a mini-subplot involving phone calls from Ed’s frustrated sister about their dying brother, come off slightly wedged in. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Needless to say, Parker and Stone quickly got bored with the subject, adding a subplot that saw Obama teaming up with his apparent nemesis John McCain to dig a tunnel from the Oval Office to the Smithsonian and steal the Hope Diamond. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

That subplot was inspired by Armstrong meeting his future wife Adrienne in 1990 while rolling through Minneapolis during Green Day’s first tour. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026