grand scheme

/ɡɹænd ˈskiːm/

noun

The totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.

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big picturegrand scheme of thingsscheme of things
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Meanings

noungrand scheme (plural grand schemes)

plural grand schemes

  1. idiomaticThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.

    Synonyms: big picture, grand scheme of things, scheme of things

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grand, scheme.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.

Similar
big picturegrand scheme of thingsscheme of things
Also see
big picturegrand scheme of thingsscheme of things

Origin

Ellipsis of grand scheme of things.

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APA

grand scheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20scheme

MLA

“grand scheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20scheme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grand scheme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20scheme.

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