Devious synonyms
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Part of speech:
dishonest (related)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
Of a long and winding route.
roundable
Indirect
Of or resembling a fox.
The definition of shrewd is sharp or intelligent with practical concerns.
The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
indirect (related)
The definition of indirect is a person or thing that is not straight, or not direct and honest.
(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
Not straight; bent; curved; askew
Skillful in deception; sly; crafty
Missing an intended target or recipient:
Resembling a maze, as in design or complexity; labyrinthine.
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
louche
Of questionable morality or repute:
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
(Botany) Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.
Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted
Lengthy and digressive:
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
Subtly sly and tempting.
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
Requiring great skill or care
(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
Nomadic
Full of wiles; cunning.
That winds, turns, coils, spirals, etc.
anfractuosity
A complicated or involved process.
circuity
A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something
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:
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
trustworthy (antonym)
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
artless (antonym)
Uncultured; ignorant
straightforward (antonym)
Honest and frank:
The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
Sexually stimulating; salacious:
Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost:
purpose (related)
Without a fixed or regular course
The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
Indirect
Done or obtained by fraud
Mazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.
Of or constituting a labyrinth
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