Plot and Tactic

Plot

Plot noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.

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Tactic and plot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tactic" instead a noun "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

Tactic noun - A plan for attaining a particular goal.

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Plot and tactic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plot" instead a noun "Tactic".

Nearby Words: tact, tactics, tactical, tactician, tactically

good	good plot	good tactic
exact	exact plot	exact tactic
particular	particular plot	particular tactic
better	better plot	better tactic
Other adjectives: similar, typical, usual, common, standard, initial, single, simple, actual, real, great, bad, main, important, early, major, frequent, secondary, primary, basic, different, recurring.

The Infiltration: Another favorite tactic of CHERUB, and the central plot device of many of the CHERUB books.

Source: Literature / CHERUB Series
The tactic is also handy for situations where the characters have done something to critically undermine the plot (murdered a critical NPC, misinterpreted the villain and sided with him, etc).

Source: Batman Gambit / Tabletop Games
Usually a tactic by writers to get everyone collected before having any real plot started, and the audience feels they can start paying attention.

Source: Debut Queue

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