Synonyms for devious
ˈdi vi əsde·vi·ous

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1. devious

   Synonyms:
   tortuous, circuitous, untracked, trackless, pathless, ambagious, roundabout, distorted

   Antonyms:
   direct, plain, trodden, frequented, straightforward

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   roundabout, oblique, shifty, circuitous

   Antonyms:
   direct, trusty, trustworthy

2. devious, shiftyadjective

   characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

   "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

   Synonyms:
   roundabout, shifting, oblique, shifty, circuitous

   Antonyms:
   trustworthy, direct, trusty

3. devious, 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"

   Synonyms:
   roundabout, oblique, shifty, circuitous

   Antonyms:
   direct, trustworthy, trusty

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1. deviousadjective

   Synonyms:
   deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way

2. deviousadjective

   Synonyms:
   erratic, going astray

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1. deviousadjective

   Synonyms:
   wandering, circuitous, mazy, winding, tortuous, roundabout, erring, sinful

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1. List of paraphrases for "devious":

   sneaky, underhand, cunning, sly, deviant, insidious

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1. List of known nicknames for "Devious":

   Dennis Verheugd

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1. Joe Connor:

   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.

2. Martin McGuinness:

   We were dealing with very devious people who had the capability to destroy me as a republican.

3. Jonas Oransky:

   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.

4. Alexandra Filindra:

   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.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery.