plan, design, draft, scheme, layout, outline, model, prototype, diagram, map, strategy, framework, guide, template, pattern, sketch, proposal, concept, arrangement, configuration, formulation, plot, s... [more]
scheme - plot - conspiracy - intrigue - stratagem - maneuver - ploy - ruse - trick - subterfuge - artifice - design - plan - tactic - device - contrivance - cabal - collusion - manipulation - chicanery - deceit - deception - guile - machination - skulduggery - wile - dodge - scam - racket - swindle - frame-up - setup - shenanigan - double-dealing - underhandedness - connivance - duplicity - treachery - perfidy - fraud - hoax - charade - pretense,text - feint - gambit - artfulness - craftiness - cunning
Machination refers to a complex and cunning plan or plot, usually created to achieve a particular end, especially by using deceit or underhanded methods. It often involves secretive actions and manipulations designed to outwit others or bring about a specific outcome, typically in political, social, or personal contexts.