CUNNING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word cunning. (close relations)
cunningly
Best Alternatives
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| clever | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others • mentally quick and resourceful • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||
| crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| foxy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| guileful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| ingenious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||
| slick | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a slippery smoothness • a magazine printed on good quality paper • a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water • a trowel used to make a surface slick adjective satellite • made slick by e.g. ice or grease • superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject • having only superficial plausibility • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk • marked by skill in deception verb • make slick or smooth • give a smooth and glossy appearance | ||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| wily | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| artful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness • marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft | ||||||
| astute | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | ||||||
| calculating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||
| canny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others | ||||||
| conniving | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end • acting with a specific goal | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| intelligent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree adjective satellite • possessing sound knowledge • exercising or showing good judgment • endowed with the capacity to reason | ||||||
| resourceful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | ||||||
| scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||
| sharp | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing • (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined • ending in a sharp point • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • harsh • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • dangerously steep • very sudden and in great amount or degree • quick and forceful | ||||||
