🔄 Synonyms of "Devious"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| obliquenoun | Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing. |
| circuitous | Being a long and winding route. |
| shifty | (informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable. |
| indirectnoun | Not direct: |
| roundaboutnoun | (chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. |
| untrustworthy | Not deserving of trust; unreliable. |
| untrusty | Not trusty. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Devious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| untrustworthy | Not deserving of trust; unreliable. |
| indirect | Not direct: |
| shifty | (informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable. |
| roundabout | Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary. |
| circuitous | Being a long and winding route. |
| untrusty | Not trusty. |
| oblique | Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing. |
| duplicitous | Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. |
| deceitful | Deliberately misleading or cheating. |
| cunning | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. |
| sly | Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. |
| underhand | (by extension) Dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner. |
| sneaky | Dishonest; deceitful. |
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| sneak | In advance; before release to the general public. |
| deviant | Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. |
| wicked | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. |
| malignant | Harmful, malevolent, injurious. |
| clever | Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent. |
| disingenuous | Not ingenuous; not frank or open. |
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