PLOT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLOT?

Need another word that means the same as “plot”? Find 70 synonyms and 30 related words for “plot” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Plot” are: game, secret plan, patch, plot of ground, plot of land, conspiracy, intrigue, secret scheme, stratagem, storyline, story, chain of events, scenario, action, thread, piece of ground, area, location, parcel, tract, allotment, acreage, plan, blueprint, drawing, scale drawing, sketch, outline, map, diagram, delineation, draft, depiction, representation, artist's impression, scheme, model, prototype, proposal, plat, arrange, organize, lay, hatch, concoct, devise, frame, think up, dream up, cook up, brew, conceive, conspire, participate in a conspiracy, collude, connive, manoeuvre, mark, chart, indicate, represent, graph, trace, draw up, delineate

Plot as a Noun

Definitions of "Plot" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plot” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
• The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
• A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal.
• A chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object.
• A chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object.
• A graph showing the relation between two variables.
• A diagram, chart, or map.
• A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.
• The main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
• A small piece of ground marked out for a purpose such as building or gardening.

Synonyms of "Plot" as a noun (39 Words)

acreage	An area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres. He wanted some acreage to build on.
action	Legal proceedings; a lawsuit. A piano with an escapement action.
allotment	An amount allotted to a person. The allotment of equity securities.
area	A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve. It was a closed area of employment.
artist's impression	An impressionistic portrayal of a person.
blueprint	A design plan or other technical drawing. The scheme was a blueprint for future development programmes.
chain of events	Anything that acts as a restraint.
conspiracy	The action of plotting or conspiring. They were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
delineation	A graphic or vivid verbal description. The artist s exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery.
depiction	A graphic or vivid verbal description. The painting s horrific depiction of war.
diagram	A figure composed of lines that is used to illustrate a definition or statement or to aid in the proof of a proposition. A diagram of the living room.
draft	The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. The final draft of the constitution.
drawing	The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. The drawing of water from the well.
game	The equipment for a game especially a board game or a video game. He thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time.
intrigue	A mysterious or fascinating quality. The cabinet was a nest of intrigue.
location	The action of locating someone or something. They shot the film on location in Nevada.
map	A representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or genome, or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule. An electron density map.
model	A woman who wears clothes to display fashions. He was a model husband and father.
outline	The contours or bounds of an object. An outline proposal.
parcel	A wrapped container. A brown paper parcel.
patch	A small area or amount of something. A patch of clouds.
piece of ground	A serving that has been cut from a larger portion.
plan	A drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building. I have no plans to retire.
plot of ground	The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
plot of land	A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal.
proposal	The act of making a proposal. They listened to her proposal.
prototype	A basic filter network with specified cut-off frequencies, from which other networks may be derived to obtain sharper cut-offs, constancy of characteristic impedance with frequency, etc. He is the prototype of good breeding.
representation	A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. A striking representation of a vase of flowers.
scale drawing	A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.
scenario	A written outline of a film, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes. The scenario is France during the Reign of Terror.
scheme	A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect. Police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than 250 000.
secret plan	Something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on.
secret scheme	Information known only to a special group.
sketch	A brief literary description. A hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series.
story	A plot or storyline. The story of exposure to lead.
storyline	The plot of a book or play or film.
stratagem	A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end. A series of devious stratagems.
thread	A programming structure or process formed by linking a number of separate elements or subroutines especially each of the tasks executed concurrently in multithreading. The thread that bound them had snapped.
tract	An indefinitely large extent of something. The digestive tract.

Usage Examples of "Plot" as a noun

• He outlined his idea for a movie plot.
• They concocted a plot to discredit the governor.
• The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal.
• There's a plot to overthrow the government.
• The plot consists almost entirely of a man and woman falling in love.
• A vegetable plot.
• A bean plot.

Plot as a Verb

Definitions of "Plot" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plot” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Mark (a route or position) on a chart.
• Make a plat of.
• Mark out or allocate (points) on a graph.
• Devise the sequence of events in (a play, novel, film, or similar work.
• Plan secretly, usually something illegal.
• Make (a curve) by marking out a number of points on a graph.
• Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action.
• Illustrate by use of a graph.
• Devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet.
• Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed.

Synonyms of "Plot" as a verb (31 Words)

arrange	Arrange attractively. They arranged to meet at eleven o clock.
brew	Prepare by brewing. There was more trouble brewing as the miners went on strike.
chart	Make a chart of. Chart the data.
collude	Cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others. Certain officials were colluding in the avoidance of drugs tests.
conceive	Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg. The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. His cronies concocted a simple plan.
connive	Conspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful. Government officials were prepared to connive in impeding the course of justice.
conspire	Make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act. They conspired against him.
cook up	Prepare a hot meal.
delineate	Make a mark or lines on a surface. The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
devise	Leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will. Devise a plan to take over the director s office.
diagram	Schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram. The experiment is diagrammed on page fourteen.
draw up	Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer’s bow.
dream up	Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.
frame	Place a picture or photograph in a frame. He claims he was framed.
graph	Plot upon a graph.
hatch	Draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper. Hatch the sheet.
indicate	Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. One car had indicated left but pulled out in front of him.
intrigue	Form intrigues for in an underhand manner. Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles.
lay	Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used e g lay the blame on means to blame. There may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust.
manoeuvre	Move skilfully or carefully. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people.
map	Make a map of show or establish the features of details of. The transformational rules map deep structures into surface structures.
mark	Make or leave a mark on. We have marked the area with red stones.
organize	Arrange or form into a living being or tissue. Social programmes are organized by the school.
participate in a conspiracy	Become a participant; be involved in.
plan	Design or make a plan of something to be made or built. He plans to be in graduate school next year.
plat	Make a plat of. He bought back the site platted it and named it after his realtor.
represent	Be representative or typical for. Numbers 1 15 represent the red balls.
scheme	Arrange according to a colour scheme. I scheme it could work.
think up	Dispose the mind in a certain way.
trace	Discover traces of. The children traced along the edge of the dark forest.

Usage Examples of "Plot" as a verb

• It is possible to plot fairly closely the rate at which recruitment of girls increased.
• The writer is plotting a new novel.
• In a crime story you have to plot carefully to achieve the surprise at the end.
• The two men are serving sentences for plotting a bomb campaign.
• Brother plots against brother.
• The dependent variable's points are plotted on the Y axis.
• He started to plot lines of ancient sites.
• She would plot a chapter as she drove.
• They plotted the overthrow of the government.
• A cooling curve is plotted and the freezing point determined.

Associations of "Plot" (30 Words)

abridgment	A shortened version of a written work.
blueprint	Make a blueprint of. The scheme was a blueprint for future development programmes.
cartography	The making of maps and charts.
chart	Make a chart of. The pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted.
denouement	The outcome of a complex sequence of events. I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement.
diagram	Schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram. The experiment is diagrammed on page fourteen.
draft	Select a player for a sports team through the draft. I drafted a letter of resignation.
drawing	The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. He did complicated pen and ink drawings like medieval miniatures.
exploded	Having burst or shattered violently as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process. An exploded diagram of the rifle s parts.
feint	A mock attack or movement in warfare, made in order to distract or deceive an enemy. Adam feinted with his right and then swung a left.
flowchart	A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system.
formulaic	Constituting or containing a set form of words. Formulaic expressions such as Once upon a time.
graph	Represent by means of a graph.
graphic	A graphical item displayed on a screen or stored as data. His mature graphic work.
intrigue	Form intrigues for in an underhand manner. The cabinet was a nest of intrigue.
machination	A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.
maneuver	A military training exercise. He maneuvered to get the chairmanship.
map	Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map. Map one s future.
ouster	The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out. The junta s ouster of the Emperor.
plan	Make a design of plan out in systematic often graphic form. A personal pension plan.
plat	Make a plat of. He bought back the site platted it and named it after his realtor.
precis	Make a precis of a text or speech.
project	Make a projection of the earth sky etc on a plane surface. He strives to project an image of youth.
schematic	In technical contexts a schematic diagram in particular of an electric or electronic circuit. Schematic diagrams.
scheme	Arrange according to a colour scheme. The occupational sick pay scheme.
strategically	In a way that relates to the achievement of long-term or overall aims and interests. Strategically important ports.
summary	Not including needless details or formalities; brief. Summary financial statements.
synopsis	An outline of the plot of a play, film, or book. A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below.
tactic	An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. The minority attempted to control the Council by a delaying tactic.
tactics	The branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy.