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DEVIOUSNESS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word deviousness. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word deviousness. (close relations)
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artifice
nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

craftiness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

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

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

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

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)

shadiness
nounn
noun

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• questionable honesty or legality

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

sneakiness
nounn
noun

• a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

subtlety
nounn
noun

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

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)

wiliness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

crookedness
nounn
noun

• a tortuous and twisted shape or position

• having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

• the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

obliqueness
nounn
noun

• the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

Best Hypernyms For DEVIOUSNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for deviousness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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dishonesty indirectness

Alternatives for ARTIFICE

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