Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun schema

2 senses of schema

Sense 1
schema, scheme -- (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)
       => representation, mental representation, internal representation -- (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)

Sense 2
outline, schema, scheme -- (a schematic or preliminary plan)
       => plan, program, programme -- (a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue")