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DUPLICITOUS Synonyms

17 synonyms for duplicitous. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for duplicitous. (close relations)

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deceitful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

deceptive

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

dishonest

adjective

adj

adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

disingenuous

adjective

adj

adjective

• not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

evasive

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

guileful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

hypocritical

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• professing feelings or virtues one does not have

insincere

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking sincerity

misleading

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

treacherous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

untrustworthy

adjective

adj

adjective

• not worthy of trust or belief

double-dealing

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

two-faced

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

• having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

ambidextrous

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• equally skillful with each hand

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

double-faced

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• (of fabrics) having faces on both sides

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

double-tongued

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

janus-faced

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

• having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

Alternatives for DECEITFUL

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