crafty

disingenuous

ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs

adjective

not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

he was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

dishonest,deceitful,underhand,underhanded,duplicitous,double-dealing,two-faced,dissembling,insincere,false,lying,untruthful,mendacious,not candid,not frank,not entirely truthful,artful,cunning,crafty,wily,sly,sneaky,tricky,scheming,calculating,designing,devious,unscrupulous,shifty,foxy,economical with the truth,terminologically inexact,subtle,hollow-hearted,false-hearted,double-faced,truthless,unveracious

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dishonest

dɪsˈɒnɪst

adjective

behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

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dextrous

ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs

adjective

showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

a dexterous keyboard player

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dexterous

ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs

adjective

showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

a dexterous keyboard player

deft,adept,adroit,agile,nimble,neat,nimble-fingered,handy,able,capable,talented,skilful,skilled,proficient,accomplished,expert,experienced,practised,polished,efficient,effortless,slick,professional,masterful,masterly,impressive,finely judged,delicate,nifty,nippy,mean,wicked,ace,wizard,crack,habile,shrewd,ingenious,inventive,clever,intelligent,bright,brilliant,smart,sharp,sharp-witted,razor-sharp,acute,quick,quick-witted,astute,canny,intuitive,discerning,perceptive,perspicacious,insightful,incisive,sagacious,wise,judicious,cunning,artful,crafty,wily,calculating,on the ball,quick off the mark,quick on the uptake,brainy,streetwise,savvy,suss,heads-up,long-headed,argute,sapient

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devious

ˈdiːvɪəs

adjective

showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

he’s as devious as a politician needs to be

underhand,underhanded,deceitful,dishonest,dishonourable,disreputable,unethical,unprincipled,immoral,unscrupulous,fraudulent,cheating,dubious,dirty,unfair,treacherous,duplicitous,double-dealing,Janus-faced,below the belt,two-timing,two-faced,unsporting,unsportsmanlike,crafty,cunning,calculating,artful,conniving,scheming,designing,sly,wily,guileful,tricky,sneaky,sneaking,furtive,secret,secretive,clandestine,surreptitious,covert,veiled,shrouded,cloak-and-dagger,hugger-mugger,hole-and-corner,hidden,back-alley,backstairs,under the table,conspiratorial,snide,snidey,crooked,shady,bent,low-down,murky,fishy,dodgy,shonky,slim

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designing

dɪˈzʌɪnɪŋ

adjective

acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

a designing little minx

scheming,calculating,conniving,plotting,intriguing,conspiring,cunning,crafty,artful,wily,devious,guileful,canny,shrewd,astute,sharp,insidious,manipulative,treacherous,sly,underhand,deceitful,dishonest,Machiavellian,double-dealing,tricky,crooked,foxy

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deceptive

dɪˈsɛptɪv

adjective

giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

he put the question with deceptive casualness

misleading,illusory,illusive,illusionary,ambiguous,deceiving,delusive,distorted,specious,deceitful,duplicitous,fraudulent,counterfeit,sham,bogus,cheating,underhand,cunning,crafty,sly,guileful,scheming,perfidious,treacherous,Machiavellian,dissembling,disingenuous,untrustworthy,unscrupulous,unprincipled,dishonest,untruthful,lying,mendacious,insincere,false,crooked,sharp,shady,slippery,sneaky,tricky,foxy,bent,slim,subtle,hollow-hearted,false-hearted,double-faced,truthless,Punic

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deceitful

dɪˈsiːtfʊl
dɪˈsiːtf(ə)l

adjective

guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

a deceitful politician

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cunningest

ˈkʌnɪŋ

adjective

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

a cunning look came into his eyes

crafty,wily,artful,guileful,devious,sly,knowing,scheming,designing,tricky,slippery,slick,manipulative,Machiavellian,deceitful,deceptive,duplicitous,Janus-faced,shrewd,astute,clever,canny,sharp,sharp-witted,skilful,ingenious,resourceful,inventive,imaginative,deft,adroit,dexterous,foxy,savvy,fiendish,sneaky,fly,pawky,slim,subtle,vulpine,carny

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cunninger

ˈkʌnɪŋ

adjective

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

a cunning look came into his eyes

crafty,wily,artful,guileful,devious,sly,knowing,scheming,designing,tricky,slippery,slick,manipulative,Machiavellian,deceitful,deceptive,duplicitous,Janus-faced,shrewd,astute,clever,canny,sharp,sharp-witted,skilful,ingenious,resourceful,inventive,imaginative,deft,adroit,dexterous,foxy,savvy,fiendish,sneaky,fly,pawky,slim,subtle,vulpine,carny

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cunning

ˈkʌnɪŋ

adjective

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

a cunning look came into his eyes

crafty,wily,artful,guileful,devious,sly,knowing,scheming,designing,tricky,slippery,slick,manipulative,Machiavellian,deceitful,deceptive,duplicitous,Janus-faced,shrewd,astute,clever,canny,sharp,sharp-witted,skilful,ingenious,resourceful,inventive,imaginative,deft,adroit,dexterous,foxy,savvy,fiendish,sneaky,fly,pawky,slim,subtle,vulpine,carny

noun

skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit.

a statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

guile,craftiness,wiliness,artfulness,deviousness,slyness,trickery,trickiness,duplicity,deceitfulness,deceit,chicanery,shrewdness,astuteness,cleverness,canniness,sharpness,ingenuity,resourcefulness,inventiveness,imagination,deftness,adroitness,dexterity,dexterousness,wiles,ploys,schemes,stratagems,tactics,manoeuvres,subterfuges,tricks,ruses,foxiness

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canny

ˈkani

adjective

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

shrewd,astute,sharp,sharp-witted,discerning,acute,penetrating,discriminating,perceptive,perspicacious,clever,intelligent,wise,sagacious,sensible,judicious,circumspect,careful,prudent,cautious,cunning,crafty,wily,artful,calculating,on the ball,smart,savvy,suss,sussed,pawky,heads-up,as sharp as a tack,whip-smart,long-headed,sapient,argute

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canniest

ˈkani

adjective

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

shrewd,astute,sharp,sharp-witted,discerning,acute,penetrating,discriminating,perceptive,perspicacious,clever,intelligent,wise,sagacious,sensible,judicious,circumspect,careful,prudent,cautious,cunning,crafty,wily,artful,calculating,on the ball,smart,savvy,suss,sussed,pawky,heads-up,as sharp as a tack,whip-smart,long-headed,sapient,argute

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cannier

ˈkani

adjective

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

shrewd,astute,sharp,sharp-witted,discerning,acute,penetrating,discriminating,perceptive,perspicacious,clever,intelligent,wise,sagacious,sensible,judicious,circumspect,careful,prudent,cautious,cunning,crafty,wily,artful,calculating,on the ball,smart,savvy,suss,sussed,pawky,heads-up,as sharp as a tack,whip-smart,long-headed,sapient,argute

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calculating

ˈkalkjʊleɪtɪŋ

adjective

acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.

he was a coolly calculating, ruthless man

cunning,crafty,wily,shrewd,scheming,devious,designing,conniving,manipulative,Machiavellian,artful,guileful,slippery,slick,sly,disingenuous,unscrupulous,foxy,slim,subtle

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artful

/ˈɑrtfəl/

adjective

(of a person or action) clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way.

her artful wiles

sly,crafty,cunning,wily,scheming,devious,Machiavellian,sneaky,guileful,tricky,conniving,designing,calculating

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