All covin synonyms

noun covin

• plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
• scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
• game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
• ploy — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
• plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
• sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
• scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
• treason — the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
• league — a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
• fix — to repair; mend.
• cabal — a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
• trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
• hookup — an act or instance of hooking up.
• frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
• practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
• connivance — Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
• perfidy — deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
• disloyalty — the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness.
• treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
• machination — an act or instance of machinating.
• confederacy — A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
• counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
• countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
• stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
• setup — Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
• collusion — Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations.
• ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
• contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
• artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
• device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
• complicity — Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan.
• frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
• conniving — If you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people.
• scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
• proposition — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
• pitch — to smear or cover with pitch.
• brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
• gimmick — an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
• story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.