Mastermind
Mastermind verb - To plan out usually with subtle skill or care.
Usage example: he was charged with masterminding a plan to redecorate the suite of offices without seriously disrupting business operations
Plot and mastermind are semantically related. in plan topic. In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a verb "Mastermind".
Nearby Words: masterminding, masterminded
Plot
Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Mastermind and plot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mastermind" instead a verb "Plot".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good mastermind | good plot |
| current | current mastermind | current plot |
| original | original mastermind | original plot |
| true | true mastermind | true plot |
| Other adjectives: single, sinister, actual, real, big, evil, bad, villainous, main, secret, driving, recurring, terrorist. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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At the end of Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood, it turns out the mastermind behind the whole evil plot was Johnny's helper monkey Jeeves.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind - In The Bastard Of Kosigan, the real mastermind behind the whole plot happens to be Alexandra de Velan, your childhood sweetheart, who also happens to appear to die near the end of the second module.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind - The Agency sets up a false death for 47 so that he can get close to the mastermind of the plot to kill him that drives the main plot of the game.
Source: Faking the Dead
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