plan of action vs scheme

plan of action and scheme both are nouns.

plan of action is not a verb while scheme is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plan of action	Yes	No	No	No
scheme	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scheme is a hyponym of plan of action; that is, scheme is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plan of action:

plan of action: a plan for actively doing something
scheme: an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Other hyponyms of plan of action include play, policy, battle plan, system, maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic, tactics, strategy, itinerary, travel plan.

plan of action (noun)	scheme (noun)
a plan for actively doing something	an elaborate and systematic plan of action
	an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
	a schematic or preliminary plan
	a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
	a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

plan of action (verb)	scheme (verb)
	form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
	devise a system or form a scheme for

plan of action vs scheme

plan of action and scheme both are nouns.

plan of action is not a verb while scheme is a verb.

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