as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
the novel is about an elderly man and his scheming son who is impatient to inherit the family fortune
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as in conniving
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
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as in plotting
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Recent Examples of scheming
Tharin Pillay, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The Morning Show’s journalists and executives are back to boardroom scheming and digging for the truth in a new trailer for the Apple TV+ show’s fourth season.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy get revenge on two scheming executives.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
This led her to play Megan, the title characters' scheming younger sister on Drake & Josh.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But the researchers expect that scheming will only increase as models become more capable.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The Morning Show’s journalists and executives are back to boardroom scheming and digging for the truth in a new trailer for the Apple TV+ show’s fourth season.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Many viewed him as being manipulated by his scheming mother, dowager Queen Frederica.
—Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy get revenge on two scheming executives.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
Noun
On Peacemaker, the DC Studios show whose second season is currently mid-stream on HBO Max, Brooks plays Leota Adebayo, the daughter of the scheming Amanda Waller.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
This led her to play Megan, the title characters' scheming younger sister on Drake & Josh.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheming
Adjective
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Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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These subsidies were cunning, part of a decades-long effort to keep alive the myths that offshore wind energy is nearly self-sufficient and generates increasingly inexpensive electricity.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In February, four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Palestinian group in Germany.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In December 2023, German and Dutch law enforcement arrested four people accused of plotting to attack Jewish institutions in Europe.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The developers sprinkle puzzle elements into some dungeons while also adding moments where stealth is more useful and efficient than brute force.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike rotorcraft drones, bird-like machines could blend efficiency with stealth, navigating turbulent conditions more naturally.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The brand’s Deep Trance Corduroy Pants are also a cute option to wear with some boots and a pea or trench coat this season.—
Shawna Hudson,
StyleCaster,
3 Oct. 2025
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Best Toy for Imaginative Play Plant the seeds of creative play with this trio of plush toy veggies that are too cute to eat.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That could soon change thanks to a new bill that artists hope will remove the barriers and secrecy.—
Meghan Pryce,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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While residents may have not enjoyed the secrecy that came with this development, Million said Microsoft is being cautious.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Scheming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheming. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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