Devious synonyms
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dishonest (related)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Of a long and winding route.
Skillful in deception; sly; crafty
The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
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The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
Not straight; bent; curved; askew
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
Of or resembling a fox.
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The definition of shrewd is sharp or intelligent with practical concerns.
indirect (related)
The definition of indirect is a person or thing that is not straight, or not direct and honest.
Missing an intended target or recipient:
Of questionable morality or repute:
Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted
Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.
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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
Full of wiles; cunning.
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anfractuosity
A complicated or involved process.
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.
The definition of oblique is slanted or tilted direction. It also refers to something that is misleading or not straight to the point.
ruthless (related)
scheming (related)
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villainous (related)
machiavellian (related)
diabolical (related)
roundable
Indirect
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
Resembling a maze, as in design or complexity; labyrinthine.
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
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Subtly sly and tempting.
(Sports) Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm:
Done or obtained by fraud
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
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
trustworthy (antonym)
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
artless (antonym)
Uncultured; ignorant
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straightforward (antonym)
Honest and frank:
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
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
labyrinthian
Mazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit.
Of or constituting a labyrinth
Lengthy and digressive:
Find another word for devious. In this page you can discover 75 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for devious, like: sinful, ambagious, dishonest, circuitous, insidious, cunning, underhanded, evasive, sly, crafty and crooked.