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DODGY Synonyms

There are 32 synonyms of the word dodgy. (exact relations)
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tricky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

• having concealed difficulty

• marked by skill in deception

crooked
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• irregular in shape or outline

• having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

deceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

dubious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraught with uncertainty or doubt

• open to doubt or suspicion

• not convinced

fishy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or resembling fish

adjective satellite

• not as expected

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

questionable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• subject to question

adjective satellite

• able to be refuted

shady
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quiet, dark, or concealed

• not as expected

• of questionable honesty or legality

• filled with shade

sketchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• giving only major points; lacking completeness

suspicious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

• not as expected

underhanded
adjectiveadj
adjective

• with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

adjective satellite

• marked by deception

unreliable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of reliance or trust

adjective satellite

• liable to be erroneous or misleading

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• lacking a sense of responsibility

unscrupulous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without scruples or principles

untrustworthy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of trust or belief

chancy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

• subject to accident or chance or change

chanceful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

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

Alternatives for TRICKY

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