Devious synonyms

sinful

Of or relating to sin; sinny.

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ambagious

Indefinite.

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dishonest (related)

Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.

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circuitous

Of a long and winding route.

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insidious

Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.

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cunning

Skillful in deception; sly; crafty

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underhanded

The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.

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sly (related)

Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.

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crafty

(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.

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crooked

Not straight; bent; curved; askew

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duplicitous

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

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tortuous

Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:

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evasive

The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.

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foxy

Of or resembling a fox.

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shrewd

The definition of shrewd is sharp or intelligent with practical concerns.

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indirect (related)

The definition of indirect is a person or thing that is not straight, or not direct and honest.

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anfractuous

Craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.

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errant

Missing an intended target or recipient:

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louche

Of questionable morality or repute:

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perverse

Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted

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shifty

Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.

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sinister

Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way

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sinuous

Not straightforward; devious; crooked

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sneaky

Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries

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tricky

Requiring great skill or care

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unscrupulous

Without scruples; immoral.

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wily

Full of wiles; cunning.

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anfractuosity

A complicated or involved process.

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disingenuous

The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.

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lubricious

Sexually stimulating; salacious:

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circular

Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.

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oblique

The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.

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ruthless (related)

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scheming (related)

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villainous (related)

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machiavellian (related)

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diabolical (related)

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roundable

Indirect

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deceitful

Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat

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mazy

Resembling a maze, as in design or complexity; labyrinthine.

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misleading

Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.

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serpentine

Subtly sly and tempting.

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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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fraudulent

Done or obtained by fraud

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roundabout

Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:

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sinuate

Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.

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wandering

Nomadic

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winding

That winds, turns, coils, spirals, etc.

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circuity

A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something

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circumbendibus

(Often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing

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deviation

The difference between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

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deviousness

The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

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indirection

Lack of direction or purpose

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sinuosity

The property of being sinuous.

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tortuosity

Crookedness

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straight (antonym)

Not altered, embellished, or modified:

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direct (antonym)

In the line of descent; not collateral.

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honest (antonym)

Sincere; frank:

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frank (antonym)

Clearly manifest; evident:

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open (antonym)

Having constituent elements separated by a space in writing or printing:

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truthful (antonym)

Corresponding with fact or reality, as in artistic representation

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trustworthy (antonym)

Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable

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artless (antonym)

Uncultured; ignorant

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straightforward (antonym)

Honest and frank:

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guileful

Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.

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erratic

Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.

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stray

Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost:

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purpose (related)

Without a fixed or regular course

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dastardly (related)

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devilish (related)

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mischievous (related)

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erring

Indirect

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labyrinthian

Mazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.

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labyrinthine

Of or constituting a labyrinth

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rambling

Lengthy and digressive:

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