scheming

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adjective

Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

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designingcalculatingcalculativeconnivingshrewdhardartful
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Meanings

scheming1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scheme
adjectivescheming (comparative more scheming, superlative most scheming)

comparative more scheming · superlative most scheming

  1. derogatoryTending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

    Synonyms: designing

scheming2

nounscheming (countable and uncountable, plural schemings)

plural schemings

  1. countableuncountableThe activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

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designing

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveacting with a specific goal

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calculatingcalculativeconnivingshrewdhard

adjectiveconcealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

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designingartful
Also see
artfulcalculatingcalculativeconnivingcontrivancedesigningshrewd

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

scheming · verb, adjective

From scheme + -ing.

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scheming · noun

From scheme + -ing.

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Translations

Catalan intrigant
  • intriganttending to scheme
French intrigant
  • intriganttending to scheme
German intrigant
  • intriganttending to scheme
Greek υστερόβουλος
  • υστερόβουλος (ysteróvoulos)tending to scheme
Irish beartach
  • beartachtending to scheme
Italian calcolatore
  • calcolatoretending to scheme
Portuguese intrigante
  • intrigantetending to scheme
Russian коварный
  • коварный (kovarny)tending to scheme
Spanish intrigante, trapisondista
  • intrigantetending to scheme
  • trapisondistatending to scheme
Swedish beräknande
  • beräknandetending to scheme
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APA

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MLA

“scheming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scheming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheming.

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