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PICARESQUE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word picaresque. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word picaresque. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PICARESQUE

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roguish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• playful in an appealingly bold way

• lacking principles or scruples

adventurous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

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

devious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• deviating from a straight course

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

mischievous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• naughtily or annoyingly playful

• deliberately causing harm or damage

rascally
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• playful in an appealingly bold way

• lacking principles or scruples

scheming
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective satellite

• acting with a specific goal

• concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

shady
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quiet, dark, or concealed

• not as expected

• of questionable honesty or legality

• filled with shade

sly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

unscrupulous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without scruples or principles

wily
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

Alternatives for ROGUISH

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