Synonyms of machinated

machinated

verb

past tense of machinate

1

as in plotted

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plotted
• schemed
• contrived
• conspired
• planned
• connived
• intrigued
• colluded
• engineered
• devised
• concocted
• manipulated
• designed
• hatched
• compassed
• cooked (up)
• put up
• maneuvered
• brewed
• shaped
• counterplotted
• mapped
• jockeyed
• laid out
• framed

2

as in negotiated

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiated
• engineered
• manipulated
• plotted
• arranged
• contrived
• maneuvered
• managed
• framed
• masterminded
• finessed
• concluded
• finagled
• wangled
• worked out
• hammered out
• schemed
• concocted
• concerted
• conducted
• hatched
• directed
• intrigued
• connived
• cooked (up)
• handled
• brewed
• angled (for)
• compassed
• commanded
• quarterbacked
• captained
• gerrymandered
• run
• ran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mangled
• butchered
• fumbled
• bungled
• blew
• botched
• mishandled
• messed (up)
• gummed (up)
• muffed
• bobbled
• flubbed
• loused up