Synonyms for scheming
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
Example sentences
- calculating He doesn't check his figures when he's calculating.
- artful Tom is such an artful dodger that he always finds a way to get out of trouble.
- wily He plays a wily detective with a penchant for disguises.
- conniving I'm very aware of his conniving ways.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scheming | rising | |
| calculating | steady | |
| artful | rising | |
| wily | rising | |
| conniving | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sly1
- 4 letters
- wily2
- 6 letters
- tricky2, crafty2, shrewd1, artful2
- 7 letters
- cunning2
- 8 letters
- guileful, trickish
- 9 letters
- designing3, insidious4, conniving3
- 10 letters
- intriguing3
- 11 letters
- calculating4, calculative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wily2 = 2 syllables).