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