INSIDIOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word insidious. (close relations)
insidiously
Best Alternative Words for INSIDIOUS
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| subtle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • able to make fine distinctions • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||||
| hypocritical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • professing feelings or virtues one does not have | ||||||||
| manipulative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | ||||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
| sneaky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deception • marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| underhanded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level adjective satellite • marked by deception | ||||||||
| wily | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
| pernicious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exceedingly harmful • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | ||||||||
