Synonyms & related words for scheming

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of scheming — including conniving, calculating, devious, plotting, designing, shrewd. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to scheming

Explore words related to scheming — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include connivery, calculative, machinator, schemer, conniver, machinations, schemed, machinate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for scheming

Common synonyms for scheming include conniving, calculating, devious, plotting, designing, shrewd, cunning, machiavellian — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does scheming come from?

The word scheming breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root schem-, from Greek echein (“to have, hold, bear (in a certain state)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.