machination [noun]

Definition of machination:

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Synonyms of machination:

● Intrigue

● Stratagem

● Scheme

● Plot

● Trick

● Artifice

● Ruse

● Conspiracy

● Device

● Dodge

● Cabal

● Contrivance


Opposite/Antonyms of machination:

● Honesty

● Good plan

● Ignorance

● Frankness


Sentence/Example of machination:

The protest of the church was of no avail to defeat the machination of demagogues.