🔄 Synonyms of "Sly"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cunningnoun | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. |
| artful | Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. |
| knavish | Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent. |
| guileful | Full of guile; treacherously deceptive. |
| wily | Sly, cunning, full of tricks. |
| slicknoun | Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. |
| tricky | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| foxynoun | (informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman). |
| crafty | Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. |
| tricksy | Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wily | Sly, cunning, full of tricks. |
| cunningnoun | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. |
| tricksy | Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious. |
| artful | Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. |
| guileful | Full of guile; treacherously deceptive. |
| knavish | Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent. |
| crafty | Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| tricky | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| slicknoun | Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. |
| foxynoun | (informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman). |
| cagy | Alternative form of cagey. [Wary, careful, shrewd.] |
| dissemblingnoun | The action of the verb dissemble |
| devious | Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. |
| deceitful | Deliberately misleading or cheating. |
| duplicitous | Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. |
| underhandverb | (by extension) Dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner. |
| underhandednoun | Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating. |
| shrewd | Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters. |
| sneakynoun | Dishonest; deceitful. |
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