DEVIOUSNESS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word deviousness. (close relations)
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| artifice | nounn | |||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||
| craftiness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • the quality of being crafty | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| deceitfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being deceitful | ||||||
| dishonesty | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||
| duplicity | nounn | |||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| guile | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • the quality of being crafty • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| shadiness | nounn | |||||
noun • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body • questionable honesty or legality | ||||||
| slyness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||
| sneakiness | nounn | |||||
noun • a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously | ||||||
| subtlety | nounn | |||||
noun • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude • the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | ||||||
| treachery | nounn | |||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||
| trickery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| wiliness | nounn | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||
| crookedness | nounn | |||||
noun • a tortuous and twisted shape or position • having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles • the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||||||
| obliqueness | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle • the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly | ||||||
