Synonyms of machinates

machinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of machinate

1

as in plots

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plots
• schemes
• plans
• colludes
• intrigues
• conspires
• connives
• contrives
• engineers
• cooks (up)
• puts up
• designs
• compasses
• devises
• hatches
• maps
• brews
• maneuvers
• manipulates
• shapes
• lays out
• concocts
• counterplots
• jockeys
• frames

2

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiates
• engineers
• plots
• manipulates
• arranges
• maneuvers
• frames
• manages
• works out
• contrives
• concludes
• wangles
• angles (for)
• finesses
• masterminds
• finagles
• schemes
• hammers out
• concerts
• cooks (up)
• conducts
• intrigues
• hatches
• handles
• brews
• directs
• concocts
• connives
• commands
• compasses
• quarterbacks
• runs
• captains
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• messes (up)
• gums (up)
• blows
• fumbles
• butchers
• mangles
• botches
• bungles
• mishandles
• flubs
• bobbles
• muffs
• louses up