CONNIVING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word conniving. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| calculating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||
| crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| cunning | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • crafty artfulness (especially in deception) adjective satellite • attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness • marked by skill in deception • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||
| deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| devious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||
| dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||
| manipulative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | ||||||
| scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| dissimulate | verbv | |||||
verb • hide (feelings) from other people | ||||||
| wink | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • closing one eye quickly as a signal • a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly verb • signal by winking • gleam or glow intermittently • briefly shut the eyes • keep back by blinking | ||||||
| turn a blind eye | ||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge | ||||||
| intrigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends • a clandestine love affair verb • cause to be interested or curious • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | ||||||
| scheme | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner • devise a system or form a scheme for | ||||||
