Conniving
Conniving adjective - Used of persons.
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Synonyms for Conniving
Scheming is a synonym for conniving. In some cases you can use "Scheming" instead the word "Conniving" as an adjective or a noun. popular alternative
Nearby Words: connivance, connived
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intrigue and conniving
- intrigue and scheming
- Machiavellian and conniving
- Machiavellian and scheming
- sly and conniving
- sly and scheming
- artful and conniving
- artful and scheming
- designing and conniving
- designing and scheming
- crafty and conniving
- crafty and scheming
- foxy and conniving
- foxy and scheming
Both words in one sentence
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Diabolical Mastermind: Principal Mitchell has all the traits of one—scheming and conniving from behind the scenes, finds creative ways to either get rid of Kirby or make his life miserable, sometimes has minions with him, and has a Right-Hand Cat.
Source: Series / Kirby Buckets - He may be a scheming, conniving Magnificent Bastard, but he's ANKH-MORPORK'S scheming, conniving magnificent bastard.
Source: Man of the City -
Hiruma from Eyeshield 21 plays with this trope; he's a conniving, scheming, trigger-happy Magnificent Bastard and doesn't care who knows it (his name can even be read as "devil in broad daylight").
Source: Devil in Plain Sight
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