Synonyms for conniving
- adjective
Most common
calculating shrewd scheming calculative slimy fiendish collusive
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Scheming
Definitions
- adj. 1
That connives; conspiratorial.
Related words
- Other spellings
- kniving
Example sentences
- calculating He doesn't check his figures when he's calculating.
- shrewd I know that Tom is a very shrewd businessman.
- scheming I know what you're scheming to do.
- calculative A calculative person, aren't they.
- slimy The creature extended its slimy hands to Damiano.
- fiendish I have come to warn you of a fiendish plot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conniving | rising | |
| calculating | steady | |
| shrewd | steady | |
| scheming | rising | |
| calculative | rising | |
| slimy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- slimy2
- 6 letters
- shrewd1
- 8 letters
- scheming2, fiendish2
- 9 letters
- collusive3
- 11 letters
- calculating4, calculative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slimy2 = 2 syllables).