Frame
Plot
Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: mobsters were caught plotting to take over the company
Frame is a synonym for plot in plan topic. Sometimes you can use "Frame" instead the word "Plot" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as devise.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full frame | full plot |
| long | long frame | long plot |
| exact | exact frame | exact plot |
| particular | particular frame | particular plot |
| Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, current, original, true, single, small, actual, entire, massive, large, big, dark, main, larger, basic, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Assassin's Creed III: Charles Lee refuses to kill you in the New York prison, instead explaining how he'll frame you for their own murder plot of George Washington so you are hanged.
Source: Bond Villain Stupidity - In Ace Attorney fanfic Dirty Sympathy it's the basis of the plot, it is also a non-murder example as they chose to frame their tormentors instead of killing them with Klavier framing Apollo's Bad Boss Kristoph and Apollo framing Klavier's boyfriend Daryan.
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Twist Ending: The entire plot was a fakeout by Gihren and Cecilia Irene, meant to frame his sister Kycilia and give him an excuse to crack down on his political rivals.
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