scheming
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
used of persons
the most calculating and selfish men in the community
Related & opposite
- perspicacity derivation
- forecast derivation
- hard similar to
Sense 2 adjective
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue
Related & opposite
- artful similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | perspicacity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | forecast |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hard |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | artful |