Machination

Synonyms for machination:

Sense 1

connivance.

Sense 2

conspiracy, collusion, cabal.

Sense 3

scheme.

Other synonyms and related words:

craft, art, blind, fraud, guile, imposture, collusion, intrigue, invention, scheme, wile, connivance, finesse, cabal, conspiracy, design.

Sense 2 (noun)

conspiracy, cabal, connivance, collusion, scheme.

intention (noun)

design.

machination (noun)

intrigue.

maneuver, plot (noun)

artifice, device, ruse, design, cabal, intrigue, stratagem, scheme, conspiracy, trick, dodge, ploy.

stratagem (noun)

tactics, trickery, device, feint, trick, plot, artifice, ploy, trap, wrinkle, dodge, deception, trick of the trade, pitfall, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, Trojan Horse, subterfuge, contrivance, game.