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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

"A striking aspect of all of Kundanlal's elaborate scheming on behalf of these families was how close mouthed he remained, keeping up appearances of technology transfer to India until the very end," Gupta writes.

From BBC

From a fresh-faced online influencer to a go-getting entrepreneur they are all shown scheming to get the men to lavish money and gifts on them.

From BBC

Related Words

• calculating 
• conniving 
• crafty 
• duplicitous 
• wily