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

According to authorities, the victim, Thomas Hegarty, suffered from severe dementia and had owned his Hollywood home for 25 years before four individuals schemed to strip him of his property. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Which brings us to Elizabeth Holmes, who for a short period, schemed her way into becoming a billionaire. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

His second was a 55-yarder on a fourth-and-7 play that was schemed on the sideline and then executed to perfection less than two minutes into the second half. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

For instance, if those involved in the sponsorship/endorsement transactions schemed to distort their actual purpose, that type of activity could be construed as money laundering. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Why not keep him in the game a little longer and get out the two boys [Pfeiffer and Drew Campbell] that schemed against me that I was aligned with? — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Right before halftime, TCU had a screen schemed up for junior wide receiver Jeremy Scott on third-and-3, but Craig’s pass was so low Scott had to fall trying to make the catch and failed to get the conversion. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

The synopsis goes on to tease dramatic domestic and international affairs, as it was revealed in the closing moments of season three that Hal and President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) had schemed to steal a Russian nuclear weapon. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026