9
designing(verb, adjective, design, cunning, creation)
8
scheming(verb, adjective, dishonest, dubious, shrewd)
5
deep(adjective, cunning, devious, scheming)
5
diplomatic(adjective, cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
5
plotting(verb, adjective, planning)
4
calculating(adjective, shrewd, subtle, tactful, suave)
4
conniving(adjective, dishonest, dubious, shrewd, suspicious)
4
crafty(adjective, dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
4
devising(noun, verb)
4
inventing(verb, planning)
4
opportunistic(subtle, tactful, suave)
4
planning(noun, verb, planning)
4
sly(adjective, dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
3
Machiavellian(adjective, shrewd, scheming, manipulative)
3
arranging(verb, planning)
3
artful(adjective, cunning, shrewd, subtle, tactful)
3
astute(adjective, cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
3
intriguing(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
3
shrewd(adjective, dishonest, cunning, dubious, suspicious)
2
arch(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
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