scheming

[ skee-ming ]

/ ˈski mɪŋ /

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adjective

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

Origin of scheming

First recorded in 1830–40; scheme + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR scheming

artful, calculating, cunning.

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OTHER WORDS FROM scheming

schem·ing·ly, adverb un·schem·ing, adjective

Words nearby scheming

schematic, schematism, schematize, scheme, schemie, scheming, schenectady, schengen convention, schepisi, scherbo, schererville

Definition for scheming (2 of 2)

scheme

[ skeem ]

/ skim /

noun

a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.

an underhand plot; intrigue.

a visionary or impractical project.

a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy.

any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.

a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business: The company's pension scheme is very successful.

an analytical or tabular statement.

a diagram, map, or the like.

an astrological diagram of the heavens.

verb (used with object), schemed, schem·ing.

to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.

verb (used without object), schemed, schem·ing.

to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.

Origin of scheme

1545–55; < Medieval Latin schēma (stem schēmat-) < Greek schêma form, figure

SYNONYMS FOR scheme

2 stratagem, cabal, conspiracy.

5 pattern, schema.

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synonym study for scheme

1, 6. See plan. 10. See plot.

OTHER WORDS FROM scheme

scheme·less, adjective schem·er, noun out·scheme, verb (used with object), out·schemed, out·schem·ing. sub·scheme, noun

un·der·scheme, noun un·schemed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for scheming

Even the most sketch-ball, scheming car mechanic knows how much those brake pads cost.

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Mordred is a slave to his lust for the Queen, finding no outlet for his thwarted energies except in scheming action.

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Mantel, unfortunately, repeats the “scheming Anne” portrayal in her own novels.

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The goal of my book is to empower people to see through this scheming.

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We still have enemies who spend every waking hour scheming of ways to blow up that mall of imagined peacetime.

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To that end he spends a large part of his time in scheming how to get rid of all the other tints.

This Giddy Globe |Oliver Herford
The scheming ambition of Sir Frederick Langley engaged him in the unfortunate insurrection of 1715.

The Black Dwarf |Sir Walter Scott
As if she had never suspected that such was the result of her scheming, Mrs Oldcastle's demeanour changed utterly.

Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood |George MacDonald
We are keeping our secret as well as we can, hoping for relief from Montgomery, and scheming to receive assurance of it.

The Story of Old Fort Loudon |Charles Egbert Craddock
I can picture to myself Waldstein pacing along that alley of clipped trees, now overgrown, scheming and planning.

From a Terrace in Prague |Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

British Dictionary definitions for scheming (1 of 2)

scheming

/ (ˈskiːmɪŋ) /

adjective

given to making plots; cunning

noun

intrigues

Derived forms of scheming

schemingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for scheming (2 of 2)

scheme

/ (skiːm) /

noun

a systematic plan for a course of action

a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system

a secret plot

a visionary or unrealizable project

a chart, diagram, or outline

an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time

mainly British a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc

mainly Scot an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate

verb

(tr) to devise a system for

to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Derived forms of scheme

schemer, noun

Word Origin for scheme

C16: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma form

Idioms and Phrases with scheming

scheme

see best-laid plans (schemes).

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verb (used without object), schemed, schem·ing.

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verb (used with object), schemed, schem·ing.

verb (used without object), schemed, schem·ing.

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synonym study for scheme

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