scheming

  • 11scheming — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, arch, artful, artifice, astute, cabal, cagey, calculating, canny, chiseling, clever, collusion, collusive, complicity, complot, confederacy, connivance, connivent,… …

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  • 12scheming — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tricky, cunning, crafty; see sly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. crafty, underhanded, sneaky, artful, tricky, conniving, calculating, sly, foxy, slippery. ANT.: artless, innocent III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …

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  • 13scheming — skɪːm n. plan, design; system; plot, intrigue; diagram, outline v. plan, devise, plot; intrigue, conspire, contrive …

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  • 14scheming — a. 1. Planning, contriving. 2. Artful, intriguing …

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  • 15scheming — adj 1. crafty, artful, designing, sly, cunning, Scot, and North Eng. pawky, wily; underhanded, conniving, devious, Machiavellian, calculating, intriguing, machinating, maneuvering; slick, slick as a whistle, slippery, slippery as an eel, tricky,… …

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  • 16scheming — adjective Syn: cunning, crafty, calculating, devious, conniving, wily, sly, tricky, artful Ant: ingenuous, honest …

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  • 17scheming — See: scheme …

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  • 18scheming — schem•ing [[t]ˈski mɪŋ[/t]] adj. given to making plans, esp. sly and underhand ones; crafty; calculating • Etymology: 1830–40 schem′ing•ly, adv …

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  • 19scheming — /ˈskimɪŋ / (say skeeming) adjective given to forming plans, especially underhand ones; crafty …

  • 20scheming — adj. & n. adj. artful, cunning, or deceitful. n. plots; intrigues. Derivatives: schemingly adv …

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