counterplan

Examples

• All

• And a counterplan.

  Black Bag (2025)

• During the meeting, they revealed a counterplan aimed at undermining the competitor's strategy.

• The activists presented a counterplan to ensure their voices were heard in the upcoming debate.

Synonyms

G

game

vscounterplan

• Informal

678 8.2

A secret plan to trick or cheat people

emphasizes opposition to another plot rather than general underhand activity

C

conspiracy

vscounterplan

670 5.5

A secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful

may instead be a secret action specifically aimed at defeating another plot

S

subterfuge

vscounterplan

19 9.5

A trick or excuse to hide the real reason

focuses instead on secret opposition to a specific existing plan

M

machination

vscounterplan

• Formal

18 9.3

A secret, clever plan to harm or trick others

focuses on opposing another plan rather than causing general harm

S

secret plan

vscounterplan

13 4.3

A plan people keep secret to do something wrong

adds the idea that the hidden scheme specifically aims to oppose another plan

C

contrivance

vscounterplan

1 8.1

A plan made to trick people

is more specifically a hidden scheme created to oppose another plan

C

cunning plan

vscounterplan

1 5.0

A clever way to trick someone to get what you want

is narrower, aiming specifically to oppose or undermine another plan

C

counterplot

vscounterplan

9.3

A secret plan to stop someone else's plan

is the same opposing secret scheme described more generally

C

counterproject

vscounterplan

8.8

A project put forward to oppose another plan and offer a different solution

focuses more on secret opposition against a specific prior plan

How Secret

conspiracy

670 5.5

plot

216 4.3

counterplan

• Jargon

8.1

to scheme

14 6.5

plan

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology