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View usage for: scheming in British English (ˈskiːmɪŋ) adjective1. given to making plots; cunning Derived forms schemingly (ˈschemingly) adverb scheming in American English (ˈskimɪŋ) adjective given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc. Derived forms schemingly (ˈschemingly) adverb Examples of 'scheming' in a sentencescheming Could he have been pushed into bumping off his main rival by his scheming wife?The films portray executives as scheming, manipulative and dishonest.The sculpture seems to accuse them of plotting and scheming, but that could just be me.A woman is sent to prison thanks to the scheming of her deceitful husband.I set about plotting and scheming, carving my gun from a piece of soap.Despite librarians' reputation for being riled only by noise, history suggests that they are a prone to scheming and political activism. Synonyms of 'scheming'calculating, cunning, sly, designing More Synonyms of scheming a cold, scheming villain Synonyms Opposites honest , above-board , straightforward , naive , trustworthy , artless , ingenuous , guileless , undesigning Additional synonymsDefinition cunning the smiles and artifices of someone subtly artful Synonyms cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, clever, subtle, intriguing, tricky, shrewd, sly, wily, politic, crafty, foxy, deceitfulI think you are a greedy and conniving person. Synonyms scheming, designing, plotting, calculating, conspiring, contriving, caballing, collusive Definition clever at deceiving He's a cunning, devious, good-for-nothing so-and-so. Synonyms crafty, knowing, sly, devious, artful, sharp, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, canny, wily, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, guileful- schematize
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Additional synonymsDefinition cunning and scheming the wily cunning of a designing hypocrite Synonyms scheming, plotting, intriguing, crooked (informal), shrewd, conspiring, cunning, sly, astute, treacherous, unscrupulous, devious, wily, crafty, artful, conniving, Machiavellian, deceitfulDefinition of or resembling a fox, esp. in craftiness He had wary, foxy eyes. Synonyms crafty, knowing, sharp, tricky, shrewd, cunning, sly, astute, canny, devious, wily, artful, guilefulDefinition cleverly deceitful and unscrupulous the Machiavellian and devious way decisions were made Synonyms scheming, cynical, shrewd, cunning, designing, intriguing, sly, astute, unscrupulous, wily, opportunist, crafty, artful, amoral, foxy, deceitful, underhand, double-dealing, perfidious (literary) Definition not to be trusted a slippery customer Synonyms untrustworthy, tricky, cunning, false, treacherous, dishonest, devious, crafty, evasive, sneaky, two-faced, shifty (informal), foxy, duplicitous Definition secretive and skilled at deception He is devious, sly and manipulative. Synonyms cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, underhand, stealthy, guilefulDefinition sly or wily They could encounter some tricky political manoeuvring. Synonyms crafty, scheming, subtle, cunning, slippery, sly, deceptive, devious, wily, artful, foxy, deceitfulDefinition sly, deceitful, and secretive The Prime Minister had been involved in underhand financial deals. Synonyms sly, secret, crooked (informal), devious, sneaky, secretive, fraudulent, treacherous, dishonest, deceptive, clandestine, unscrupulous, crafty, unethical, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, stealthy, dishonourable, below the belt (informal), underhanded Definition sly or crafty He is an experienced and wily old statesman. Synonyms cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, intriguing, arch, tricky, crooked (informal), shrewd, sly, astute, deceptive, crafty, artful, shifty (informal), foxy, cagey (informal), deceitful, underhand, guileful, fly (slang) |