What is another word for deviousness?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈiːvɪəsnəs], [ dˈiːvɪəsnəs], [ d_ˈiː_v_ɪ__ə_s_n_ə_s]
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Similar words for deviousness:
- angularity (noun)
- attribute (noun)
- chicanery (noun)
- crookedness (noun)
- cunning (noun)
- dishonesty (noun)
- foxiness (noun)
- indirection (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- underhandedness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Deviousness:
n.
• angularity (noun) • attribute (noun) • chicanery (noun)- dis honesty,
- fourberies,
- dis-honesty,
- sharp practices,
- doubledealing,
- doublecrossings,
- dis-honesties,
- double-crossings,
- hankypanky,
- surreptitiousnesses,
- dis honesties,
- double crossings.
- guile,
- sharpness,
- subtlety,
- deftness,
- cunning,
- facility,
- art,
- artfulness,
- ingenuity,
- skill,
- cleverness,
- ingeniousness,
- finesse,
- wit,
- smoothness,
- mastery,
- wariness,
- quickness,
- sly,
- shrewdness,
- slipperiness,
- snakiness,
- astuteness.
- prevarication,
- insincerity,
- corruption,
- feloniousness,
- deceitfulness,
- treachery,
- traitorousness,
- immorality,
- hypocrisy.
- in-direction,
- fraudulences,
- in-directions,
- insidiousnesses,
- in-fidelity,
- in-fidelities,
- in fidelities,
- unscrupulousnesses,
- in directions,
- un scrupulousness,
- in direction,
- un scrupulousnesses,
- hocus pocus,
- in fidelity,
- un-scrupulousnesses,
- un-scrupulousness.
- shadiness,
- unscrupulousness,
- crookedness,
- fraudulence,
- feint,
- indirectness,
- foxiness,
- Hocuspocus,
- Canniness,
- Double dealing,
- Hanky Panky,
- criminality,
- insidiousness,
- skullduggery,
- underhandedness,
- slickness,
- dishonesty,
- double-dealing,
- trickiness,
- cunnings,
- craftiness,
- slyness,
- chicane,
- chicanes,
- fourberie,
- intrigues,
- caginess,
- sneakiness,
- chicanery,
- criminalities,
- wiliness,
- surreptitiousness,
- fraud,
- shiftiness,
- sharp practice.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- dogleg,
- unreliability,
- shifting,
- deception,
- vagary,
- distortion,
- gyre,
- artifice,
- drift,
- sheer,
- digression,
- rambling,
- deflection,
- dishonor,
- Pettifoggery,
- orbiting,
- turning,
- squint,
- diversion,
- guilefulness,
- skew,
- double,
- shift,
- deceit,
- nonconformity,
- veer,
- hairpin,
- circumlocution,
- tortuosity,
- declination,
- casuistry,
- torsion,
- sweep,
- excursion,
- twist,
- torque,
- skulduggery,
- tack,
- spiral,
- contortion,
- Subtleness,
- corner,
- yaw,
- Errantry,
- spiraling,
- circularity,
- divergence,
- circuitry,
- deformation,
- straying,
- orbit,
- deceptiveness,
- variation,
- swerve,
- obliquity,
- swinging,
- suspiciousness,
- disloyalty,
- Discursion,
- tortuousness,
- duplicity,
- dishonour,
- curve,
- turn,
- cheating,
- disingenuousness,
- departure,
- wandering,
- Roundaboutness,
- aberration,
- control,
- meandering,
- Cunningness,
- Ambages,
- circling,
- circuitousness,
- zigzag,
- swerving,
- sophistry,
- detour,
- bend,
- crook,
- circulation,
- warp,
- quibbling.
How to use "Deviousness" in context?
Deviousness can be defined as a high level of cunning and craftiness. People who are devious are often able to think outside the box and come up with strategies that other people wouldn't think of. They are usually very good at manipulating people and using them to their advantage. They are usually very charismatic and are able to win people over with their charm and good looks. Devious people tend to be very ambitious and are always looking for ways to get ahead. They are usually very bright and have a lot of ideas. They are usually very good at figuring out how people work and are able to use this information to their advantage.
Homophones for Deviousness:
- devising, Davy Jones, diffusing, defusing, dipsomaniac, dapsang, dubiousness, dovishness, deficiency, debasing, diffuseness.
Hyponym for Deviousness:
n.
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attribute
indirectness, dishonesty.
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attribute
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