3
tactic(noun, move, action, trick, pretense)
2
confederacy(plan, scheme, plot, involvement, treason)
2
covin(plan, scheme, plot, treason, conspiracy)
2
designing
2
diplomacy
2
evasion(noun, trick, cunning, maneuver, ruse)
2
feint(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
2
fraud(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
2
intriguing
2
little game(expression, plan, scheme, plot, complication)
2
maneuvering
2
manipulating
2
manoeuvring
2
plotting
2
politics
2
racket(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, stratagem)
2
sharp practice(expression, deception, dishonesty, trickery, verbiage)
2
underplot
2
wirepulling
1
aim
11 years ago|5.1k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). machination thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "machination thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, machination thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "machination thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/machination/thesaurus/synonyms>