CONNIVING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word conniving. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONNIVING
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
calculating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
cunning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • crafty artfulness (especially in deception) adjective satellite • attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness • marked by skill in deception • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||||
deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
devious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||||
dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||||
manipulative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | ||||||||
scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||||
sly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||||
tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
dissimulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • hide (feelings) from other people | ||||||||
wink | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • closing one eye quickly as a signal • a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly verb • signal by winking • gleam or glow intermittently • briefly shut the eyes • keep back by blinking | ||||||||
turn a blind eye | ||||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge | ||||||||
intrigue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends • a clandestine love affair verb • cause to be interested or curious • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | ||||||||
scheme | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner • devise a system or form a scheme for |