scheming
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for scheming
Synonyms
artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
Antonyms
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning
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After the death of his royal father, a young lion returns to battle his scheming uncle for the jungle throne. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 Somebody needs to, since state regulators and lawmakers refuse to make any effort to revamp a scheming electricity marketplace that strives to confuse consumers. — Dallas News, "Texans pay more for electricity now than other major markets. A wholesale price record is to blame," 23 Aug. 2019 Lauryn Canny plays the girl, named Darlin’, who gets discovered first by a scheming priest (Bryan Batt) and stowed away at a Catholic girls’ school. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Feral child runs wild in ‘Darlin’ ’," 25 July 2019 The scheming Roys consistently snipe at one another, as do the piano keys, but all of that gives way to loud, sweeping drama from time to time. — Sonia Rao, Houston Chronicle, "‘Succession’ composer makes music secondary character for series," 12 Aug. 2019 Lauryn Canny plays the girl, named Darlin’, who gets discovered first by a scheming priest (Bryan Batt) and stowed away at a Catholic girls’ school. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Feral child runs wild in ‘Darlin’ ’," 25 July 2019 New York Post How a scheming Golden State Warriors fan was able to sneak his way into sitting courtside for nearly 30 home games this past season. — Los Angeles Times, "How the California condor returned from the brink of extinction," 24 July 2019 Lauryn Canny plays the girl, named Darlin’, who gets discovered first by a scheming priest (Bryan Batt) and stowed away at a Catholic girls’ school. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Feral child runs wild in ‘Darlin’ ’," 25 July 2019 Lauryn Canny plays the girl, named Darlin’, who gets discovered first by a scheming priest (Bryan Batt) and stowed away at a Catholic girls’ school. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Reviews for Polly McIntosh’s ‘Darlin’’; ‘Trespassers,’ ‘Saving Zoë’ and more," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scheming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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