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A word that means harmful to touch?Word for software less harmful than malware'Someone who hops from idea to idea'Borrowed idea synonymIs there a word to describe something that is bad/harmful, yet needed/imperative?Synonym for 'reinforce/back up idea/concept'Single word for “Getting a rough idea”Is there a word that means that what was once good for you eventually becomes harmful?
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Is there one word for a harmful idea/plan? (All that comes to my mind is evil/wicked idea, but it's two words, and anyway it's actually a synonym for brilliant/cunning idea.)
The whole idea to slander John was... blah, blah...
Thank you guys. Plot, scheme, and intrigue will do. Scam is fine as well, only a bit too informal for the context I need.
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Is there one word for a harmful idea/plan? (All that comes to my mind is evil/wicked idea, but it's two words, and anyway it's actually a synonym for brilliant/cunning idea.)
The whole idea to slander John was... blah, blah...
Thank you guys. Plot, scheme, and intrigue will do. Scam is fine as well, only a bit too informal for the context I need.
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Is there one word for a harmful idea/plan? (All that comes to my mind is evil/wicked idea, but it's two words, and anyway it's actually a synonym for brilliant/cunning idea.)
The whole idea to slander John was... blah, blah...
Thank you guys. Plot, scheme, and intrigue will do. Scam is fine as well, only a bit too informal for the context I need.
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Is there one word for a harmful idea/plan? (All that comes to my mind is evil/wicked idea, but it's two words, and anyway it's actually a synonym for brilliant/cunning idea.)
The whole idea to slander John was... blah, blah...
Thank you guys. Plot, scheme, and intrigue will do. Scam is fine as well, only a bit too informal for the context I need.
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I favor scheme. While it can refer to plans more generally, the connotation is commonly negative. From the Oxford English Dictionary, bold for emphasis:
5 b. Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a project, enterprise. Often with unfavourable notion, a self-seeking or an underhand project, a plot (cf. scheme v., scheming adj.), or a visionary or foolish project. Phrase, to lay a scheme.
And Cambridge Dictionary:
A scheme is also a secret and dishonest plan:
Villains have schemes. Con artists use Ponzi schemes or Pyramid schemes. A "scheme to slander" appears in many search results. Hence:
The whole scheme to slander John was ...
answered 7 hours ago
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I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
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According to Merriam-Webster, you can use plot:
[ perhaps back-formation from complot ] : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end
from m-w.com
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I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
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"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
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Maybe "scam":
scam noun
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
M-W gives the example:
Authorities said a parolee with a long history of identity theft and credit card scams masqueraded as a ride-share driver downtown and cleaned out the bank accounts of at least four people after gaining access to their bank cards.
So your sentence would be:
"The whole scam to slander John was..."
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Maybe intrigue could work in your context -
Intrigue
: make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole intrigue to slander John was... blah, blah...
There is also conspiracy -
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole conspiracy to slander John was... blah, blah...
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I favor scheme. While it can refer to plans more generally, the connotation is commonly negative. From the Oxford English Dictionary, bold for emphasis:
5 b. Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a project, enterprise. Often with unfavourable notion, a self-seeking or an underhand project, a plot (cf. scheme v., scheming adj.), or a visionary or foolish project. Phrase, to lay a scheme.
And Cambridge Dictionary:
A scheme is also a secret and dishonest plan:
Villains have schemes. Con artists use Ponzi schemes or Pyramid schemes. A "scheme to slander" appears in many search results. Hence:
The whole scheme to slander John was ...
answered 7 hours ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
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I favor scheme. While it can refer to plans more generally, the connotation is commonly negative. From the Oxford English Dictionary, bold for emphasis:
5 b. Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a project, enterprise. Often with unfavourable notion, a self-seeking or an underhand project, a plot (cf. scheme v., scheming adj.), or a visionary or foolish project. Phrase, to lay a scheme.
And Cambridge Dictionary:
A scheme is also a secret and dishonest plan:
Villains have schemes. Con artists use Ponzi schemes or Pyramid schemes. A "scheme to slander" appears in many search results. Hence:
The whole scheme to slander John was ...
answered 7 hours ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
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I favor scheme. While it can refer to plans more generally, the connotation is commonly negative. From the Oxford English Dictionary, bold for emphasis:
5 b. Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a project, enterprise. Often with unfavourable notion, a self-seeking or an underhand project, a plot (cf. scheme v., scheming adj.), or a visionary or foolish project. Phrase, to lay a scheme.
And Cambridge Dictionary:
A scheme is also a secret and dishonest plan:
Villains have schemes. Con artists use Ponzi schemes or Pyramid schemes. A "scheme to slander" appears in many search results. Hence:
The whole scheme to slander John was ...
answered 7 hours ago
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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I favor scheme. While it can refer to plans more generally, the connotation is commonly negative. From the Oxford English Dictionary, bold for emphasis:
5 b. Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a project, enterprise. Often with unfavourable notion, a self-seeking or an underhand project, a plot (cf. scheme v., scheming adj.), or a visionary or foolish project. Phrase, to lay a scheme.
And Cambridge Dictionary:
A scheme is also a secret and dishonest plan:
Villains have schemes. Con artists use Ponzi schemes or Pyramid schemes. A "scheme to slander" appears in many search results. Hence:
The whole scheme to slander John was ...
answered 7 hours ago
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I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
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I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
I think OP is looking for a SW that means bad/harmful idea. “To slander John was a scheme”?
– user067531
7 hours ago
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According to Merriam-Webster, you can use plot:
[ perhaps back-formation from complot ] : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end
from m-w.com
answered 7 hours ago
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I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
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"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
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According to Merriam-Webster, you can use plot:
[ perhaps back-formation from complot ] : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end
from m-w.com
answered 7 hours ago
HellionHellion
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I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
1
"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
add a comment |
According to Merriam-Webster, you can use plot:
[ perhaps back-formation from complot ] : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end
from m-w.com
answered 7 hours ago
HellionHellion
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According to Merriam-Webster, you can use plot:
[ perhaps back-formation from complot ] : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end
from m-w.com
answered 7 hours ago
HellionHellion
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answered 7 hours ago
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I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
1
"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
add a comment |
1
I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
1
"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
1
1
I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
I was just writing an answer about "plot" :) That's definitely the word I would use.
– PavelAndré
7 hours ago
1
1
"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
"Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot."
– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago
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Maybe "scam":
scam noun
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
M-W gives the example:
Authorities said a parolee with a long history of identity theft and credit card scams masqueraded as a ride-share driver downtown and cleaned out the bank accounts of at least four people after gaining access to their bank cards.
So your sentence would be:
"The whole scam to slander John was..."
answered 7 hours ago
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Maybe "scam":
scam noun
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
M-W gives the example:
Authorities said a parolee with a long history of identity theft and credit card scams masqueraded as a ride-share driver downtown and cleaned out the bank accounts of at least four people after gaining access to their bank cards.
So your sentence would be:
"The whole scam to slander John was..."
answered 7 hours ago
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Maybe "scam":
scam noun
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
M-W gives the example:
Authorities said a parolee with a long history of identity theft and credit card scams masqueraded as a ride-share driver downtown and cleaned out the bank accounts of at least four people after gaining access to their bank cards.
So your sentence would be:
"The whole scam to slander John was..."
answered 7 hours ago
mRottenmRotten
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Maybe "scam":
scam noun
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
M-W gives the example:
Authorities said a parolee with a long history of identity theft and credit card scams masqueraded as a ride-share driver downtown and cleaned out the bank accounts of at least four people after gaining access to their bank cards.
So your sentence would be:
"The whole scam to slander John was..."
answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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Maybe intrigue could work in your context -
Intrigue
: make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole intrigue to slander John was... blah, blah...
There is also conspiracy -
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole conspiracy to slander John was... blah, blah...
answered 7 hours ago
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Maybe intrigue could work in your context -
Intrigue
: make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole intrigue to slander John was... blah, blah...
There is also conspiracy -
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole conspiracy to slander John was... blah, blah...
answered 7 hours ago
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Maybe intrigue could work in your context -
Intrigue
: make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole intrigue to slander John was... blah, blah...
There is also conspiracy -
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole conspiracy to slander John was... blah, blah...
answered 7 hours ago
JustinJustin
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Maybe intrigue could work in your context -
Intrigue
: make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole intrigue to slander John was... blah, blah...
There is also conspiracy -
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
(From Oxford)
Therefore,
The whole conspiracy to slander John was... blah, blah...
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