Synonyms for tricky
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Sly
wily, crafty, foxy; see sly 1.
Shrewd
clever, sharp, keen-witted; see intelligent 1.
*Delicate or difficult
complicated, intricate, critical, touchy, involved, perplexing, knotty, thorny, complex, unstable, ticklish, catchy, likely to go wrong, hanging by a thread*; see also difficult 1, 2.
Antonyms easy*, clear-cut, simple. See syn. study at sly.sly.
See tricky in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Deceitfully clever:
artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, sly, wily. See ability, honest, meansRequiring great tact or skill:
delicate, sensitive, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy. See easyHard to deal with or get out of:
rough, tight. (Informal) sticky. See easy
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