SCHEMING
Dictionary entry overview: What does scheming mean? • SCHEMING (adjective)
The adjective SCHEMING has 2 senses:
1. used of persons
2. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
Familiarity information: SCHEMING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCHEMING (adjective)
Meaning:
Used of persons
Synonyms:
calculating; calculative; scheming; conniving; shrewd
Context example:
the most calculating and selfish men in the community
Similar:
hard (dispassionate)
Meaning:
Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
Synonyms:
designing; scheming
Context examples:
a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue / a scheming wife / a scheming gold digger
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
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