Definition of plotting and scheming - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deceitful actsengaging in underhanded or deceitful activities

She was always plotting and scheming to get ahead at work.

conniving

conspiring

secret plansecretly planning something harmful or illegal

The group was arrested for plotting and scheming against the government.

collusion

conspiracy

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Examples of plotting and scheming in a sentence

The novel is full of plotting and scheming characters.
Their plotting and scheming was discovered by the authorities.
She was tired of his constant plotting and scheming.

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French:manigances, ...
German:betrügerische Handlungen, geheime Pläne, ...
Italian:intrighi, cospirazione, ...
Spanish:intrigas, conspiración, ...
Portuguese:conspirando e tramando, conspirar, ...
Chinese:暗中算计, 密谋策划, ...
Japanese:策略を巡らす, 陰謀を企む, ...
Arabic:التَّآمُرُ وَالمَكائِد, مؤامرة, ...
Hebrew:תַּכְכִים וּמְזִמּוֹת, קְשִׁירַת קֶשֶׁר, ...
Russian:интриги, заговор, ...
Ukrainian:інтригувати і маніпулювати, змовлятися і інтригувати, ...
Hindi:चालबाज़ी, साज़िश, ...
Bengali:চক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:intrigues, conspiració, ...
Czech:intriky, intrikování, ...
Danish:intriger, sammensværgelse, ...
Dutch:samenzwering en intriges, geheime planning, ...
Greek:ραδιουργίες, συνωμοσία, ...
Hungarian:ármánykodás, cselszövés, ...
Khmer:ការរៀបចំផែនការកលល្បិច, ការឃុបឃិត, ...
Korean:음모와 책략, 비밀 계획, ...
Persian:دسیسه چینی, توطئه‌چینی, ...
Polish:spiskowanie i intrygi, ...
Portuguese (BR):conspirando e tramando, conspirar, ...
Romanian:complot și uneltiri, planificare secretă, ...
Swedish:intrigera och manipulera, konspirera och intrigera, ...
Thai:การวางแผนร้าย, การคบคิด, ...
Turkish:entrika ve hile, komplo kurma, ...
Vietnamese:mưu mô, sự mưu toan, ...

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