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plotting

ADJECTIVE

deep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute sharp tricky

STRONG

cunning designing keen knowing

WEAK

artful astute canny contriving crafty foxy guileful insidious intriguing shrewd sly wily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard frank honest

WEAK

artless open

ADJECTIVE

Machiavellian

Synonyms

STRONG

cunning expedient opportunist

WEAK

artful astute calculating conniving contriving crafty deceitful devious shrewd sly underhanded unscrupulous wily

ADJECTIVE

sly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canny impish ingenious intriguing mischievous roguish shrewd smart subtle

WEAK

arch artful astute bluffing cagey calculating captious conniving covert crafty crooked cunning deceitful deceptive delusive designing dishonest dishonorable dissembling double-dealing elusive foxy furtive guileful illusory insidious mean scheming secret sharp shifty slick smooth sneaking stealthy traitorous treacherous tricky underhand unscrupulous wily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

foolish inept stupid

WEAK

honest open simple straight straightforward

ADJECTIVE

sneaking

Synonyms

STRONG

arch bluffing calculating conniving crooked designing dissembling intriguing mean scheming slick smart smooth

WEAK

artful astute cagey canny captious covert crafty cunning deceitful deceptive delusive dishonest dishonorable double-dealing elusive foxy furtive guileful illusory impish ingenious insidious mischievous roguish secret secretive sharp shifty shrewd sneaky stealthy subtle surreptitious traitorous treacherous tricky underhand unscrupulous wily

Antonyms

STRONG

aboveboard artless honest

NOUN

outlining

Synonyms

STRONG

aligning banding bounding charting circumscribing delimiting delineating depicting designing diagramming drafting drawing girdling mapping planning projecting tracing

WEAK

drawing up

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The defending champion is part of a seven-way tie for the first-round lead after plotting a three-under round of 67 which encapsulated his ability to play with relentless diligence and barely a flicker of fluster.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Alongside the plotting today, the pomp too, with the King's arrival in Parliament, where - from the throne in the House of Lords - he outlined the government's proposals for 37 bills and draft bills.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The party’s dismal showing in local elections last week sparked a flurry of plotting in Westminster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have begun plotting out their next pivot—and it’s all taking place on your TV screen.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

"I bet, in all your vigorous plotting, you didn't learn about Heather Beauregard."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

plotting

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