scheming

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 0.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of scheme
2. adjective Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
3. noun The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.

Similar words

designing conniving artful shrewd hard calculative calculating underhand conspiratorial treacherous

Often followed by

to and for of against in with politicians how

Word family

schematic schematically scheme schemed schemes