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Knavish

🔄 Synonyms of "Knavish"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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cunningnounSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
artfulCharacterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
guilefulFull of guile; treacherously deceptive.
wilySly, cunning, full of tricks.
slynounArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
slicknounSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
trickyHard to deal with, complicated.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
foxynoun(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
craftyRelating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
tricksyInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Knavish"

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WordDefinition
tricksynounInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
wilySly, cunning, full of tricks.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
slyArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
guilefulFull of guile; treacherously deceptive.
cunningSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
artfulCharacterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
trickyHard to deal with, complicated.
craftyRelating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
slickSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
foxy(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
roguish(idiomatic) Mischievous and playful.
scampishResembling a scamp; knavish.
prankishnounGiven to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
waggishwitty, jocular, like a wag
rascallyLike a rascal.
tricksomeCharacterised by tricks or trickery; cunning, tricksy.
rapscallionlyLike a rapscallion; roguish.
knackish(obsolete) Trickish; artful.
quirkish(archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.

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