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