MACHIAVELIAN Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word machiavelian. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MACHIAVELIAN
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| artful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness • marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft | ||||||||
| calculating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| duplicitous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
| manipulative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | ||||||||
| scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||||
| shrewd | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| wily | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
