Another word for shiftiness

The act or practice of deceiving

• guile

  1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
  2. A trick or stratagem.
  3. To beguile; deceive.

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  1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
  2. A trick or stratagem.
  3. To beguile; deceive.

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• duplicity

  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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• double-dealing

  1. Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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  1. Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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• deception

  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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• deceitfulness

  1. The state or quality of being deceitful.

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  1. The state or quality of being deceitful.

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• deceit

  1. The act or practice of deceiving; deception.
  2. A stratagem; a trick.
  3. The quality of being deceitful; falseness.

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  1. The act or practice of deceiving; deception.
  2. A stratagem; a trick.
  3. The quality of being deceitful; falseness.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action

• underhandedness

  1. The characteristic of being underhanded.

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  1. The characteristic of being underhanded.

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• trickiness

  1. The quality of being tricky.

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  1. The quality of being tricky.

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• trickery

  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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• sneakiness

  1. The state or quality of being sneaky.

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  1. The state or quality of being sneaky.

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• slyness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being being sly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being being sly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

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• shadiness

  1. a shady state or quality

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  1. a shady state or quality

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• indirection

  1. The quality or state of being indirect.
  2. Lack of straightforwardness; deviousness:
  3. A devious act or statement:

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  1. The quality or state of being indirect.
  2. Lack of straightforwardness; deviousness:
  3. A devious act or statement:

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• dishonesty

  1. Lack of honesty or integrity; improbity.
  2. A dishonest act or statement.

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  1. Lack of honesty or integrity; improbity.
  2. A dishonest act or statement.

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• deviousness

  1. The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

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  1. The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

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• craftiness

  1. Skill in deception, slyness

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  1. Skill in deception, slyness

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• craft

  1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency.
  2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
  3. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.

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  1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency.
  2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
  3. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.

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• chicanery

  1. Deception by trickery or sophistry.

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  1. Deception by trickery or sophistry.

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