machiavello

Definitions of machiavello
  1. noun
    a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    synonyms: congiura, cospirazione, insidia, macchinazione, ragna, rete, trabocchetto, trama, tranello, tresca
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    types:
    baratto, broglio, cabala, giochetto, imbroglio, inganno, intrigo, lavorio, macchinazione, magagna, maneggio, mena, pania, pastetta, raggiro, rete, sonata, tresca, truffa, turlupinatura
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
    complotto, congiura, cospirazione
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
    type of:
    abbozzo, metodica, metodo, metodologia, schema, sistema, strategia, tattica
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
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