scheming

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scheming^¹

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of scheme

adjective more scheming · most scheming

derogatory Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
Similar: designing

scheming^²

noun schemings

countable, uncountable The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.

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Closest in meaning: designing, conniving, artful, shrewd, hard, calculative, calculating, underhand, conspiratorial, treacherous, insidious, outrageous, shameful, disgraceful, plans, schemey

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adj tending to scheme

Español	intrigante, trapisondista
Português	intrigante
Français	intrigant
Deutsch	intrigant
Italiano	calcolatore
Ελληνικά	υστερόβουλος ysteróvoulos
Русский	коварный kovarny

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@misc{scheming_2026,
  title = {scheming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scheming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}