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