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Machination

//ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən//

Synonyms for "machination" (75 found)

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Informal (8)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

trap plot finesse politics

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (67)

Noun, verb(22 words)

move practice design influence maneuver rigging artifice conspiracy intrigue gambit ploy manoeuvre plotting engineering pettifogging counterplot complot maneuvering finagling contriving

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underplot maneuvers

Noun(23 words)

device contrivance intrigue stratagem manipulation tactics trickery chicanery diplomacy complicity collusion connivance foul play pettifoggery skulduggery frame-up devices sharp practice schemery supercherie

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connivery dodgery expedients

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

cabal wile ruse

Adj, noun(1 words)

Name, noun(3 words)

confederacy sleight covin

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

scheming chicane intriguing designing

Verb(2 words)

frame up manipulating

wire pulling little game wire-pulling deep-laid plot web of intrigue tactical maneuvers underhand dealing political influence behind-the-scenes influence

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