conniving
/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
adjective
- Secretly planning to do something dishonest or harmful; scheming.
- She gave him a conniving smile before revealing her plan.
- The conniving villain tricked everyone into trusting him.
- He was fired for his conniving behavior in the office.
Antonyms
verb
- Present participle of connive: to secretly plan or cooperate in wrongdoing.
- The two employees were conniving to steal company funds.
- They were conniving behind the scenes to rig the election.
- She was conniving with her brother to surprise their parents.