scheming English

Meaning scheming meaning

What does scheming mean?

scheming

— adjective (= designing) concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue — W.Churchill a scheming wife a scheming gold digger

— adjective (= calculating) used of persons the most calculating and selfish men in the community

Synonyms scheming synonyms

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scheming English » English

shrewd

crafty

malicious

designing

cunning

conniving

calculating

wicked

underhand plotting

sly

planning

mean

machination

intrigues

contriving

calculative

wily

slippery

scheme

scheduling

projection

politic

plotting

miserable

manoeuvres

maneuvers

machiavellian

intriguing

evil intent

devising

device

design

clever

blackhearted

black-hearted

artful

Machiavellian

Topics scheming topics

What do people use scheming to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

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