scheming

[skee-ming]

adjective

1. given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.

   Synonyms: cunning, calculating, artful

scheming

/ ˈskiːmɪŋ /

adjective

1. given to making plots; cunning

noun

1. intrigues

Other Word Forms

• schemingly adverb
• unscheming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scheming¹

First recorded in 1830–40; scheme + -ing ²

Example Sentences

This is a character in flux, someone whose illusions of fairness and merit have been shattered by corporate scheming.

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In other words, control of the House will most likely rest in the hands of voters, not scheming politicians.

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Thompson’s scheming newlywed manipulates the other characters with the confidence of a queen who controls all the pieces on the board, but every so often she simply has to flip the table over.

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Instead we are left with Henry attempting to install a kinder, gentler way of taxing the peasantry; Julia scheming to keep her pregnancy safe; and Ellen and Brian preparing to risk it all for love.

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But, if you’re the Angels, none of that scheming really matters if you don’t hit on the second overall pick of the draft.

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Related Words

• calculating 
• conniving 
• crafty 
• duplicitous 
• wily