Artful synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
The definition of crooked is something not straight, curved or bent or a dishonest person.
The definition of deceitful is someone or something intentionally untruthful or intended to mislead.
The definition of deceptive is something that is misleading or that is presenting a lie.
The definition of deft is nimble, skillful or quick.
Skillful in some specific thing
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Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Slyly deceptive or misleading, typically by means of a pretense of ignorance or unawareness
Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
Energetic or quick in movement:
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
Full of wiles; cunning.
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Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.
Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness:
intelligent (related)
Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
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(Slang) Attractive, stylish, etc.; specif., sexually attractive
Revealing special talent:
Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
Not reliable or trustworthy; deceitful
Having a fine texture:
Characterized by stealth; secret, furtive, or sly
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Requiring great skill or care
(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
Of or like a fox or foxes
unskillful (antonym)
Not skillful.
artless (antonym)
Without artificiality; simple; natural
ingenuous (antonym)
The definition of ingenuous is open or frank.
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naive (antonym)
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
The definition of skillful is someone or something that shows talent or adeptness.
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
Given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.
Fierce or impetuous; violent:
ability (related)
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
knowledge (related)
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
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honest (related)
Sincere; frank:
means (related)
Deceitfully clever
covinous
(Law) deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest
unfrank
Not frank.
unsincere
audacious (related)
inventive (related)
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Find another word for artful. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for artful, like: crafty, crooked, deceitful, deceptive, deft, designing, dexterous, diplomatic, disingenuous, imaginative and smart.