cunning - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Synonyms

• cunning

More generic

• artfulness

Noun

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Synonyms

• craft
• craftiness
• cunning
• foxiness
• guile
• slyness
• wiliness

More generic

• astuteness
• perspicaciousness
• perspicacity
• shrewdness

Adjective

showing inventiveness and skill

Synonyms

• clever
• cunning
• ingenious

Related

• adroit

Adjective

marked by skill in deception

Synonyms

• crafty
• cunning
• dodgy
• foxy
• guileful
• knavish
• slick
• sly
• tricksy
• tricky
• wily

Related

• artful

Adjective

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

Synonyms

• cunning
• cute

Related

• attractive

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