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