Synonyms for scheme

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
• devise a system or form a scheme for

noun

• a schematic or preliminary plan
• an elaborate and systematic plan of action
• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery