Tricky synonyms
trĭk'ē
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Exhibiting ingenuity or imagination; creative or artful:
Full of wiles; crafty; sly
simple. See syn. study at sly.sly (antonym)
*Delicate or difficult
Deviating from the proper or usual course; going astray
Having the characteristic flavor of fox grapes
keen-witted
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Made up of parts intricately involved; hard to untangle, solve, understand, analyze, etc.
The definition of intricate is complex or having many details.
sly (related)
Playfully mischievous:
Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
(Informal) Attractive or stylish:
Very risky
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Not easily understood; intricate; complicated
Not simple; involved or complicated
Not fixed, firm, or steady; easily upset or unbalanced
Needing careful handling; precarious; delicate
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Easily remembered:
easy (antonym)
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
uncomplicated (antonym)
Not involving medical complications.
honest (antonym)
Characterized by truth; not false:
aboveboard (antonym)
Alternative form of above-board.
Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
(Now Rare) Skillful or clever
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ability (related)
Deceitfully clever
means (related)
Deceitfully clever
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) unsound and unreliable
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
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(Informal) Clever in deception or trickery; deceptively plausible; smooth
frustrating (related)
confusing (related)
daunting (related)
awkward (related)
fiddly (related)
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hard (related)
nerve-wracking (related)
tedious (related)
messy (related)
likely to go wrong
*Delicate or difficult
hanging-by-a-thread
*Delicate or difficult
clear-cut (antonym)
(Idiomatic) straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
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intelligent (related)
Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
difficult (related)
Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
Designating or of beer or ale produced by a microbrewery
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
loki
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.
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The definition of precarious is something dependent on forces or circumstances outside one's control.
Subject to frequent changes in direction.
Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
trickish
Characterized by or full of tricks
Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:
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Given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.
(Idiomatic) attributive form of touch and go
Under high tension.
Devious or deceptive.
Find another word for tricky. In this page you can discover 67 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tricky, like: clever, crafty, wily, simple. See syn. study at sly.sly, devious, foxy, keen-witted, complicated, intricate, sly and rough.
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