What are some opposite words for ambidextrous?

Antonyms for ambidextrous
ˌæm bɪˈdɛk strəsam·bidex·trous

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Wiktionary3.2 / 5 votes

  1. ambidextrousadjective

    Antonyms:
    ambilevous, ambisinistrous

  2. ambidextrousadjective

    All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings. L'Estrange.

    Antonyms:
    ambilevous, ambisinistrous

  3. ambidextrousadjective

    Antonyms:
    ambilevous, ambisinistrous

Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. ambidextrous, two-handedadjective

    equally skillful with each hand

    "an ambidextrous surgeon"

    Antonyms:
    sinistral, honest, left-handed, right(a), honorable, dextral, left-hand(a), right-handed, left(a), right-hand(a)

    Synonyms:
    double-tongued, two-faced, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, bimanual, two-handed, duplicitous

  2. ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tonguedadjective

    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

    "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

    Antonyms:
    left(a), dextral, sinistral, left-hand(a), honorable, right-handed, right-hand(a), right(a), left-handed, honest

    Synonyms:
    double-tongued, fraudulent, two-faced, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, two-handed, fallacious, duplicitous

How to use ambidextrous in a sentence?

  1. Matthew Beesley:

    Jes Staley has clearly been hired as an ambidextrous CEO.

  2. Brian W. Kernighan:

    I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

  3. Duffy Daugherty, football coach and sports analyst:

    Not only is he ambidextrous, but he can throw with either hand.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5698honest
#12949honorable
#83587ambidextrous
#234415sinistral
#273040dextral

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