Definition for Machiavellian:

• Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.

Synonyms for Machiavellian:

• Other synonyms:

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  • dishonest.
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  • diplomat.
  •tactful
  • diplomatic.
  •unprincipled
  • unscrupulous.
  •Other relevant words:
  • joker,
  • sophistical,
  • arch,
  • corrupt,
  • pawky,
  • mendacious,
  • faithless,
  • Double dealing,
  • national leader,
  • ungenuine,
  • diplomat,
  • artificial,
  • Doublehearted,
  • wary,
  • insincere,
  • charmer,
  • expedient,
  • unctuous,
  • insidious,
  • statesman,
  • Mesmerizer,
  • ambitious,
  • untruthful,
  • reptilian,
  • double-tongued,
  • exploiter,
  • hoaxer,
  • cutthroat,
  • Trickish,
  • wheeler dealer,
  • strategic,
  • ingenious,
  • shrewd,
  • wire-puller,
  • diplomatist,
  • deep,
  • manipulative,
  • perfidious,
  • Logroller,
  • dissembling,
  • solon,
  • spoofer,
  • Connivent,
  • jilt,
  • taking advantage,
  • actor,
  • power broker,
  • politician,
  • coconspirator,
  • sharp,
  • vulpine,
  • autocracy,
  • strategist,
  • credible,
  • collusive,
  • opportunist,
  • skilful,
  • practical joker,
  • double-faced,
  • feline,
  • jokester,
  • astute,
  • designing,
  • Stratagemical,
  • conspirator,
  • treacherous,
  • slick,
  • plotter,
  • dubious,
  • faker,
  • Conniver,
  • smarmy,
  • guileful,
  • slippery,
  • behind-the-scenes operator,
  • unethical,
  • schemer,
  • devilish,
  • lying,
  • fraudulent,
  • hypnotizer,
  • shifty,
  • gray eminence,
  • Dissimulator,
  • dodger,
  • deep-laid,
  • scheming,
  • clever,
  • untrustworthy,
  • playactor,
  • counterfeiter,
  • tactical,
  • deceiver,
  • Deluder,
  • evil,
  • plagiarizer,
  • Conspirer,
  • gamesman,
  • role player,
  • casuistic,
  • duplicitous,
  • unprincipled,
  • supple,
  • up to,
  • false,
  • double-minded,
  • janus-faced,
  • resourceful,
  • misleader,
  • subtle,
  • cunning,
  • exploitative,
  • dissembler,
  • diplomatic,
  • stealthy,
  • underhanded,
  • politic,
  • Subtile,
  • immoral,
  • wily,
  • unconscionable,
  • crafty,
  • canny,
  • tricky,
  • satanic,
  • sly,
  • fooler,
  • knowing,
  • sneaky,
  • tease,
  • plagiarist,
  • two-faced,
  • sophistic,
  • falsehearted,
  • Double dealer,
  • artful,
  • opportunistic,
  • Kidder,
  • teaser,
  • intriguing,
  • slimy,
  • cute,
  • mephistophelian,
  • Contriving,
  • plausible,
  • Intriguer,
  • devious,
  • underhand,
  • forger,
  • bad,
  • believable,
  • conniving,
  • Plotting,
  • smart,
  • deceptive,
  • diabolical,
  • machinator,
  • snaky,
  • beguiler,
  • philosopher,
  • Bamboozler,
  • enchanter,
  • kingmaker,
  • unscrupulous,
  • ambidextrous,
  • eminence grise,
  • Duper,
  • cagey,
  • tricksy,
  • dishonest,
  • finagler,
  • Conspiring,
  • serpentine,
  • Time-serving,
  • double,
  • selfish,
  • inventive,
  • smooth,
  • exploitive,
  • crooked,
  • foxy,
  • jesuitical,
  • influence peddler,
  • calculating,
  • operator,
  • maneuverer,
  • hypocritical,
  • deceitful,
  • disingenuous,
  • seducer,
  • ready,
  • acute,
  • evasive,
  • nefarious.

Antonyms for Machiavellian:

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    honest, ingenuous, straightforward.