Plotting
Scheming
Scheming adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Usage example: the novel is about an elderly man and his scheming son who is impatient to inherit the family fortune
Plotting is a synonym for scheming. You can use "Plotting" instead the word "Scheming" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Lauren takes the cake with her on-campus disciplinary record for scheming and plotting, as well as some moments in her missions.
Source: Literature / CHERUB Series - Meanwhile, the Deathlords are plotting and scheming against Creation (and each other), dragging the world into Oblivion one Shadowland at a time.
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But for all the scheming and plotting, everybody ends up on exactly the side you would expect, i.e.
Source: Gambit Pileup
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