Hypernyms for "scheme"
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body
bubble
contrivance
counterterrorism
dodge
dragnet
economic system
economy
ecosystem
game
game plan
house of cards
incentive program
incentive scheme
judicatory
judicature
judicial system
judiciary
language system
machinery
network
nonlinear system
organism
playbook
plot
pyramid scheme
root system
rootage
secret plan
shebang
social organisation
social organization
social structure
social system
solar system
stratagem
structure
subsystem
syntax
waiting game
water system
web
wheeze
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.