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