machinates
Hatches devious plans
Machinates means schemes or plots, usually with cunning or underhanded intent.
The word carries connotations of secret, devious planning: He machinates behind closed doors while pretending to be an ally.
The noun machination (usually plural) is more common than the verb: political machinations, the machinations of the court.
Secret plans or storylines
- schemesCrafty organized plans
- colludesSecretly cooperates to deceive
- connivesSecretly works toward wrongdoing
- cabalScheming political faction
conspiracy · complicity · treachery · betrayal · sedition · subversion · double-dealing · backstabbing
Technical problem solvers
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
- concoctsInvents by combining elements
- formulatesDevelops methodically
- designsCreates or conceives layouts
plans · constructs · fabricates · forges · drafts · hatches · schemes · strategizes
plots
Secret plans or storylines
- schemesCrafty organized plans
- colludesSecretly cooperates to deceive
- connivesSecretly works toward wrongdoing
cabal · conspiracy · complicity · treachery · betrayal · sedition · subversion · double-dealing · backstabbing · skulduggery
engineers
Technical problem solvers
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
- concoctsInvents by combining elements
- formulatesDevelops methodically
designs · plans · constructs · fabricates · forges · drafts · hatches · schemes · strategizes · blueprints
manipulates
Controls through cunning
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
guile · artifice · duplicity · underhanded · slyness · ruses · ploys · gambits · tricks · dissembles
machinatescooperates
Works jointly with others
collaborates · supports · assists · nurtures · protects
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