Knavish synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Archaic) Evil; wicked.
Done or obtained by fraud
The definition of conniving is someone who is prone to scheming in a harmful way.
dishonest (related)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
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Lively or playful:
Characterized by lack of moral principles; unscrupulous
Having or showing no regard for what is right or honorable; devoid of scruples.
Appropriate to or characteristic of a villain:
(Uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
knavishness
The quality of being knavish.
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unscrupulosity
Of or resembling a fox.
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
(Informal) Clever in deception or trickery; deceptively plausible; smooth
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Skillful at trickery or deceit; crafty; wily
Devious or deceptive.
Full of wiles; crafty; sly
Find another word for knavish. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for knavish, like: felonious, fraudulent, conniving, untrustworthy, dishonest, arrant, deceitful, frolicsome, rascally, unprincipled and unscrupulous.