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Definition of scheming : 1. Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.
2. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing or able to perform mathematical calculations.
3. of Scheme

Synonyms:

cagey, means, dodgy, ability, calculative, conniving, attitude, guileful, hard, honest, beguiling, collusive, cute

conceiving, contriving, blueprinting, anticipating, coordinating, premeditating, inventing

intending, aiming, proposing, meaning, minding, resolving, choosing, expecting, wishing

lying, deceptive, untruthful, two-faced

endeavoring, campaigning, undertaking, maneuvering, pursuing, performing, doing, proceeding, initiating, acting, venturing

foxy, slippery, serpentine, artful, devious, shrewd, crafty, masterly, feline, sharp, smooth, masterful, subtle, sly, canny, skillful, ingenious, slick, astute, wily, wary, snaky, witty, quick, cunning, clever, deft, tricky

framing, subordinating, casting, mediating, arranging, classifying, composing, methodizing, unsnarling, screening, harmonizing, pigeonholing, orchestrating, preparing, placing, devising, collating, grouping, arraying, sifting, sorting, stabilizing, typing, classing, schematizing, establishing, categorizing, adjusting, unifying, righting, integrating, ordering, structuring, stratifying, separating, regulating, marshalling, charting, organizing, shaping, setting, fixing, controlling, balancing, designing, settling, supporting, forming, grading, maintaining, normalizing

systematizing, figuring, calculating, rationalizing, quantifying, quantizing, multiplying, computing, counting, thinking, plotting, summing, gauging, concluding, supposing, valuing, considering, totaling, weighing, scheduling, guessing, reckoning, assessing, tallying, determining, deducing, estimating, surmising, planning, approximating, presuming, scoring, studying, rating, ranking, inferring, measuring, judging, accounting, evaluating, adding, dividing, programming, triangulating, appraising, enumerating

Usage examples:

• No matter how many were employed, no matter how vast a proportion of the danger and scheming had been borne by the leader, he took no more than two shares. - "Way of the Lawless", Max Brand.
• But this woman is a nasty, low, scheming, ill- conducted, dishonest little wretch; and if you make her your wife you'll be miserable all your life. - "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope.
• But, say- you haven't quit your scheming for a single minute, Blount! - "The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush", Francis Lynde.