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CRAFTINESS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word craftiness. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word craftiness. (close relations)
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guile
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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

foxiness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

wiliness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

deceit
nounn
noun

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

deviousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

• the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

duplicity
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

shrewdness
nounn
noun

• intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

trickery
nounn
noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

trickiness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being a slippery rascal

• the quality of requiring skill or caution

wile
verbv
noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

cunningness
nounn
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craft
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation

• a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

• skill in an occupation or trade

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

verb

• make by hand and with much skill

Best Hypernyms For CRAFTINESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for craftiness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
astuteness disingenuousness perspicaciousness perspicacity shrewdness

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