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What is another word for Machinated?

Pronunciation: [mˈakɪnˌe͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

Machinated is a word used to describe a plan or scheme created through careful thought and calculation. Synonyms for this word include "plotted", "connived", "conspired", "schemed", "devised", and "contrived". Other words that can be used in place of machinated include "engineered", "orchestrated", "hatched", "organized", and "crafted". Each of these words reflects a level of intentionality and forethought in the development of a scheme, and can be used interchangeably with machinated to convey the same meaning. In general, these synonyms all suggest a cunning or devious approach to achieving a goal, and imply a level of hidden motive or agenda that may be concealed from others.
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Usage examples for Machinated

Kitty was still the stalking-horse behind which, for whatever reasons, he Machinated.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions
Dorothy was tingling with excitement; but she took up a piece of sewing-the same piece on which she had bent her modest gaze when she had Machinated against her aunt on the afternoon on which Lady Tasker had come on, weary and thirsty, from The Witan.
"A Crooked Mile"
Oliver Onions
So he ascended the door step, and paid a visit-of curiosity, I must say-and looked on the snorting image of his old foe, and the bandaged head, spell-bound and dreamless, that had Machinated so much busy mischief against his own medical sovereignty and the rural administration of Nutter.
"The House by the Church-Yard"
J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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