scheme vs contrivance

contrivance vs scheme

scheme and contrivance both are nouns.

scheme is a verb but contrivance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scheme	Yes	No	Yes	No
contrivance	Yes	No	No	No

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

scheme: an elaborate and systematic plan of action
contrivance: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

Other hyponyms of scheme include dodge, stratagem, counterterrorism, game plan, game plan, bubble, house of cards, playbook, game, plot, secret plan, pyramid scheme, waiting game, wheeze, incentive program, incentive scheme, counterproject.

scheme (noun)	contrivance (noun)
an elaborate and systematic plan of action	the act of devising something
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world	a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
a schematic or preliminary plan	any improvised arrangement for temporary use
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery	an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole	the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
	an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

scheme (verb)	contrivance (verb)
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
devise a system or form a scheme for

Difference between scheme and contrivance

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