SECRET PLAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

Example:

I saw through his little game from the start

Synonyms:

game; plot; secret plan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("secret plan" is a kind of...):

scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secret plan"):

counterplan; counterplot (a plot intended to subvert another plot)

intrigue; machination (a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends)

cabal; conspiracy (a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))