Artful Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Artful

crafty
(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
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deceitful
The definition of deceitful is someone or something intentionally untruthful or intended to mislead.
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deceptive
The definition of deceptive is something that is misleading or that is presenting a lie.
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deft
The definition of deft is nimble, skillful or quick.
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dexterous
Skillful in some specific thing
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diplomatic
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
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disingenuous
Slyly deceptive or misleading, typically by means of a pretense of ignorance or unawareness
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imaginative
Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
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smart
Energetic or quick in movement:
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smooth
Having a fine texture:
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crooked
The definition of crooked is something not straight, curved or bent or a dishonest person.
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cunning
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
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wily
Full of wiles; cunning.
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clever
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
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adroit
Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.
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ingenious
Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness:
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skillful
The definition of skillful is someone or something that shows talent or adeptness.
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foxy
Foxlike; crafty; wily; sly
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guileful
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
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scheming
Given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.
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sharp
Fierce or impetuous; violent:
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tricky
Requiring great skill or care
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gifted
Revealing special talent:
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slick
Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
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slippery
Not reliable or trustworthy; deceitful
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stealthy
Characterized by stealth; secret, furtive, or sly
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underhand
(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
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vulpine
Of or like a fox or foxes
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covinous
(Law) deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest
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unfrank
Not frank.
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unsincere
Insincere
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Antonyms for Artful

unskillful
Not skillful.
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artless
Without artificiality; simple; natural
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ingenuous
The definition of ingenuous is open or frank.
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naive
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
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Words Related to Artful

intelligent
Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
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sly
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; "” in a good sense.
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able
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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ability
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
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knowledge
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
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honest
Sincere; frank:
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means
Deceitfully clever
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audacious
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inventive
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  • But he was unimpressed, finding it too artful, too tame.

  • As soon as the words left her mouth she wished she had been more artful.

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  • Feitico is sometimes interpreted to mean artificial, made by man, but the original sense is more probably "magically active or artful."

  • Dr Hahn tries to prove (by philology's " artful aid ") that the name really means " red dawn," and is a Hottentot way of speaking of the infinite.

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