DEVIOUSNESS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word deviousness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEVIOUSNESS
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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 |