scheme vs plot

scheme and plot both are nouns.

scheme and plot both are verbs.

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

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

scheme: an elaborate and systematic plan of action
plot: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

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

As verbs, plot is a hypernym of scheme; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than scheme:

scheme: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
plot: plan secretly, usually something illegal

scheme (noun)	plot (noun)
an elaborate and systematic plan of action	a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world	the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
a schematic or preliminary plan	a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery	a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

scheme (verb)	plot (verb)
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner	plan secretly, usually something illegal
devise a system or form a scheme for	make a plot of
	make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
	devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

Difference between scheme and plot

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