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Antonyms for devious
ˈdi vi əsde·vi·ous
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term devious.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
devious
Antonyms:
direct, plain, trodden, frequented, straightforwardSynonyms:
tortuous, circuitous, untracked, trackless, pathless, ambagious, roundabout, distorted
Princeton's WordNet
devious, obliqueadjective
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
"used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
Antonyms:
direct, trusty, trustworthySynonyms:
roundabout, oblique, shifty, circuitousdevious, shiftyadjective
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
"a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
Antonyms:
trustworthy, direct, trustySynonyms:
roundabout, shifting, oblique, shifty, circuitousdevious, circuitous, roundaboutadjective
deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
Antonyms:
direct, trustworthy, trustySynonyms:
roundabout, oblique, shifty, circuitous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deviousadjective
Synonyms:
wandering, circuitous, mazy, winding, tortuous, roundabout, erring, sinful
How to use devious in a sentence?
There are a lot of conservatives in Hollywood, and they’re not very welcome, Voight told the December issue of Cigar Afficiando. It’s a big surprise that we’ve come to this juncture where people with patriotic thoughts could not find a home in Hollywood. i think the word ‘progressive’ is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for ‘communist,’ he said. What they propose is the reverse of progress. It’s some that that does taste of communism and Karl Marx’s pernicious philosophy.
They just dehumanize our families for political gain, i guess they call it gaslighting. They can say these things that will make people believe that these riots were worse than the worst thing that happened on American soil. Either they're ignorant or they're just really devious and clever, and you can put nothing past them, because if you're willing to lie to that degree … It's a disturbing trend to me.
They are part of an ideological system, [ and believe ] that the other side -- in this case, the Democrats -- are devious and intent on taking political rights away and imposing a socialistic tyranny, information that conflicts with this narrative is dismissed.
It does n’t matter necessarily if people are selling at scale, it’s not that all sellers are dangerous or devious, but buyers who know that they can skip the background check can look for an unlicensed seller.
Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#783 | direct | |
#3226 | plain | |
#11925 | straightforward | |
#21715 | devious | |
#23137 | trustworthy | |
#39003 | trusty | |
#43666 | frequented | |
#64272 | trodden |
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