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:
- foxy
- shady
- artful
- shrewd
- cagy
- crooked
- dishonest
- tricky
- cagey
- subtle
- slick
- guileful
- wily
- deceptive
- designing
- sly
- fraudulent
- crafty
- deceitful
- beguiling
- calculating
- treacherous
- plotting
- devious
Antonyms:
- unworldly
- forthright
- unaffected
- trusting
- straightforward
- impressionable
- unpretending
- simpleminded
- aboveboard
- unvarnished
- candid
- natural
- unsophisticated
- unpretentious
- undesigning
- forthright
- unaffected
- trusting
- childlike
- unpretending
- unvarnished
- childlike
- natural
- impressionable
- unworldly
- aboveboard
- straightforward
- candid
- simpleminded
- unsophisticated
- unpretentious
- undesigning
Synonyms:
- surreptitious
- astute
- mealy
- two-faced
- mealymouthed
- hypocritical
- roundabout
- slippery
- concealed
- double-dealing
- undercover
- unscrupulous
- underhanded
- furtive
- underhand
- sharp
- backhanded
- facile
- secret
- circuitous
- dodgy
- knavish
- Machiavellian
- oblique
- serpentine
- stealthy
- circular
- sneaky
- insinuating
- glib
- covert
- shifty
- clandestine
- insincere
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, foxy, shady, artful, shrewd, cagy, crooked, dishonest, tricky
frank, outspoken, artless, real,innocent, obvious, direct, outspoken, sincere, unconcealed
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.
