noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of scheming or making plots; machination. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of plot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

artificebyzantinecabalcalculatingcollusioncollusive

Example

More examples

"There is a rumor that the radicals are plotting against the government."

Related phrases

plotting room

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.