All machination synonyms

noun machination

• stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
• conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
• ploy — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
• dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• cabal — a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
• sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
• practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
• device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
• scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
• skullduggery — skulduggery.
• plotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
• maneuvering — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
• planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
• practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
• dirty work — disagreeable, often tedious tasks.
• monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
• song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
• on the make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.