Lead and Scheme

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Scheme and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Scheme noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Lead and scheme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Scheme".

Nearby Words: schemed, scheming, schema, schemer, schematic

good	good lead	good scheme
particular	particular lead	particular scheme
typical	typical lead	typical scheme
current	current lead	current scheme
Other adjectives: original, simple, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, little, black, main, new, primary.

people	lead people	scheme people
way	lead way	scheme way

Happens to the female lead in The Illusionist as part of a scheme to trick police.

Source: Faux Death
Batman Gambit: Claudandus deliberately stops hiding his victims in order to lead Francis to discovering his scheme and eventually becoming his successor.

Source: Western Animation / Felidae
His defeats frequently lead to sequels where he gloats that the defeat was only part of some bigger, more elaborate scheme.

Source: Xanatos Gambit

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