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