Fun Word Friday: Machination means a carefully planned scheme or secret plot, usually designed to achieve something through clever or devious means. The word often suggests manipulation, behind-the-scenes planning, or complicated intrigue.
For example: “The novel was filled with political machinations and secret alliances.”
Related words: scheme, plot, maneuver, intrigue, conspiracy, strategy.
The word can be used for ordinary strategic planning, but it often carries a slightly negative or sinister tone, suggesting that someone is working behind the scenes to influence an outcome.
Example in everyday language:
“After weeks of machinations, she finally convinced everyone to support her idea.”
It’s a particularly useful word when you want to describe complicated behind-the-scenes activity without simply calling it a conspiracy.
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