MACHINATING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

machinating

verb

present participle of machinate

as in plotting

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

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as in negotiating

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site

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But now, Yepez sits in jail — accused of plotting to kill one of her employees.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Sources tell OutKick that Pitaro backed Mark Jones in 2020 when Jones falsely accused police officers of plotting to shoot him.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of plotting

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Turkey is reportedly negotiating the resale of its unused S-400 air defense systems to a Persian Gulf Arab monarchy, a move that could pave the way for lifting US sanctions and Turkey's re-entry into the F-35 program.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

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This is by no means the first time that HAARP has been accused of controlling or manipulating the weather.

— Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
After Cape Fear anchors us in those assurances, the men’s enmity continues manipulating our expectations and our beliefs.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of manipulating

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The two governments had been involved in arranging the game, with cricket seen as a means of strengthening the relationship between the countries.

— Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Additionally, avoiding social media posts about travel and arranging for mail collection and trash removal prevents advertising an empty house.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of arranging

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This emotional intelligence approach involves engineering positive feelings into habits.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Under the agreement, Micron will provide GM with a committed memory supply while both companies continue engineering collaboration on future memory and storage technologies.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

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