Devious synonyms and antonyms
dē'vē-əs
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Part of speech:
Of a long and winding route.
dishonest (related)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Skillful in deception; sly; crafty
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
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The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
Not straight; bent; curved; askew
Requiring great skill or care
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
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Discolored by brownish or yellowish stains, as the leaves of an old book
Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.
Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way
Not straightforward; devious; crooked
Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
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Full of wiles; cunning.
anfractuosity
A complicated or involved process.
trustworthy (antonym)
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.
Sexually stimulating; salacious:
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
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ruthless (related)
scheming (related)
villainous (related)
machiavellian (related)
diabolical (related)
roundable
Indirect
The definition of shrewd is sharp or intelligent with practical concerns.
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Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
Missing an intended target or recipient:
labyrinthian
Mazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.
Of questionable morality or repute:
Resembling a maze, as in design or complexity; labyrinthine.
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
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Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted
Subtly sly and tempting.
(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.
Nomadic
That winds, turns, coils, spirals, etc.
circuity
A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something
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The difference between one number in a set and the mean of the set.
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
Lack of direction or purpose
sinuosity
The property of being sinuous.
straight (antonym)
Not altered, embellished, or modified:
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direct (antonym)
In the line of descent; not collateral.
honest (antonym)
Sincere; frank:
frank (antonym)
Clearly manifest; evident:
open (antonym)
Having constituent elements separated by a space in writing or printing:
truthful (antonym)
Corresponding with fact or reality, as in artistic representation
artless (antonym)
Uncultured; ignorant
straightforward (antonym)
Honest and frank:
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Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary; that does not do something in a direct way.
Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost:
purpose (related)
Without a fixed or regular course
dastardly (related)
devilish (related)
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mischievous (related)
Indirect
Of or constituting a labyrinth
Lengthy and digressive:
Done or obtained by fraud
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