Synonyms of schemed

schemed

verb

past tense of scheme

as in plotted

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

the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of schemed

Shanahan schemed up multiple 100-yard games for Kendrick Bourne, and even journeyman Demarcus Robinson had 111 yards in the playoffs against the Eagles — neither receiver had a 100-yard game since 2022. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 29 July 2026

Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026

The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

Detective John Bolden, 47, a 20-year NYPD veteran who retired from the force in October, schemed to fleece the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which offered loans to small businesses forced to close or at risk of closing during the COVID pandemic. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026

Apparently, no Democrat has ever lied, failed, dodged, schemed, or face-planted. — Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

These are a handful of examples the government intends to highlight in a federal racketeering trial alleging that top International Brotherhood of Boilermakers executives schemed to steal $20 million in union funds for their personal use. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026

San Francisco jurors stopped short of finding the Texas billionaire intentionally schemed to defraud investors. — Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

The Democratic primary was uncontested after Garcia quietly schemed to place his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, on the ballot without any Democratic competition. — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026