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