scheming (Meaning)
scheming (s)
acting with a specific goal
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
scheming (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Scheme
scheming (a.)
Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scheming
Synonyms:
- sly
- treacherous
- slick
- cagy
- foxy
- calculating
- plotting
- devious
- crafty
- guileful
- wily
- artful
- beguiling
- fraudulent
- deceitful
- dishonest
- cagey
- crooked
- shady
- shrewd
- subtle
- tricky
- designing
- deceptive
Antonyms:
- unworldly
- unpretentious
- unaffected
- straightforward
- unaffected
- childlike
- natural
- simpleminded
- unpretending
- unvarnished
- straightforward
- unpretending
- candid
- aboveboard
- impressionable
- impressionable
- unpretentious
- candid
- childlike
- trusting
- natural
- unsophisticated
- forthright
- aboveboard
- unsophisticated
- unworldly
- forthright
- undesigning
- undesigning
- trusting
- unvarnished
- simpleminded
Synonyms:
- backhanded
- oblique
- Machiavellian
- circuitous
- dodgy
- mealymouthed
- insincere
- roundabout
- astute
- facile
- knavish
- underhanded
- insinuating
- circular
- clandestine
- underhand
- mealy
- undercover
- two-faced
- hypocritical
- double-dealing
- secret
- surreptitious
- furtive
- covert
- sharp
- concealed
- stealthy
- sneaky
- unscrupulous
- serpentine
- glib
- shifty
- slippery
Antonyms:
scheming Sentence Examples
- The cunning politician schemed to outmaneuver his opponents in the upcoming election.
- The scheming CEO devised a plan to increase profits by exploiting loopholes.
- The ambitious employee schemed to sabotage her coworker's promotion.
- The scheming villain devised an elaborate plot to take over the world.
- The scheming aunt plotted to steal her niece's inheritance.
- The scheming spy gathered information by posing as a hotel concierge.
- The scheming witch brewed a potion to cast a love spell.
- The scheming lawyer twisted the law to his client's advantage.
- The scheming businessman manipulated his employees to achieve his financial goals.
- The scheming sorcerer employed dark magic to gain power and control.
FAQs About the word scheming
acting with a specific goal, concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interestof Scheme, Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.
cute,cunning, sly, treacherous, slick, cagy, foxy, calculating, plotting, devious
sincere, outspoken, ingenuous, simple, obvious,innocent, guileless, open, sincere, artless
The cunning politician schemed to outmaneuver his opponents in the upcoming election.
The scheming CEO devised a plan to increase profits by exploiting loopholes.
The ambitious employee schemed to sabotage her coworker's promotion.
The scheming villain devised an elaborate plot to take over the world.
