counterscheme

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noun

A scheme set up in opposition to another; a counterplot.

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Meanings

nouncounterscheme (plural counterschemes)

plural counterschemes

  1. A scheme set up in opposition to another; a counterplot.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
countermachination

Origin

From counter- + scheme.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterscheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterscheme

MLA

“counterscheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterscheme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterscheme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterscheme.

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