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