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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'cunning' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Synonyms: foxiness , chicanery , cunning , workmanship , shenanigan , slyness , craftiness , wiliness , trickery , chicane , craftsmanship , trade , craft , deceitfulness , wile , guile Antonyms: unattractive , artless , maladroit
2. (adj) cunning
crafty artfulness (especially in deception) Synonyms: guile , craftiness , foxiness , wiliness , slyness , craft Antonyms: maladroit , unattractive , artless
3. (adj) cunning, cute
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness Synonyms: tricky , dodgy , cunning , clever , knavish , ingenious , sly , cute , guileful , wily , foxy , crafty , slick , tricksy , precious Antonyms: artless , unattractive , maladroit
4. (adj) crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
marked by skill in deception Synonyms: tricksy , slippery , cunning , silky , clever , dicey , slick , sly , cute , satiny , chancy , sleek , catchy , ingenious , chanceful , pat , crafty , silklike , wily , guileful , knavish , dodgy , silken , glib , tricky , foxy Antonyms: unattractive , maladroit , artless
5. (adj) clever, cunning, ingenious
showing inventiveness and skill Synonyms: tricksy , canny , clever , cunning , cagy , slick , sly , cute , cagey , wily , apt , ingenious , knavish , crafty , guileful , dodgy , tricky , foxy Antonyms: unattractive , maladroit , artless
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'cunning' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. cunning
A contrivance or device may be either good or bad. A cheat is a mean advantage in a bargain; a fraud, any form of covert robbery or injury. Imposture is a deceitful contrivance for securi Synonyms: artifice , art , craft , finesse , invention , stratagem , blind , cunning , fraud , machination , subterfuge , cheat , device , guile , maneuver , trick , contrivance , dodge , imposture , ruse , wile Antonyms: artlessness , frankness , ingenuousness , openness , sincerity , candor , guilelessness , innocence , simplicity , truth , fairness , honesty
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