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