Nouns (9)
cunning
n. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
ingenuity, ingeniousness
n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craft, guile, craftiness, foxiness, slyness, wiliness
n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (17)
cute
adj. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
crafty, unscrupulous
adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
slick, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
Fuzzynyms (136)
judgment, judgement, sagacity, sagaciousness, discernment
n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
ruse, artifice
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
art, artistry, prowess, superior skill
n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"
dexterity, sleight, manual dexterity
n. adroitness in using the hands
accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement
n. an ability that has been acquired by training
artfulness
n. the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
lovely, adorable, endearing
adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
beloved, dear, darling
adj. dearly loved
precious, cherished, treasured, wanted
adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
pretty
adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
shifty
adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
cautious, careful
adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
discreet, circumspect
adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
adroit, clever, ingenious
adj. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
judicious, sensible
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious, sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
cunning, crafty, unscrupulous
adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
sharp, astute, shrewd
adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
smart, bright
adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
intelligent
adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
apprehensive, discerning, perceptive
adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
adj. acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
shifty
adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
devious, scheming, calculating
adj. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
dastard, dastardly
adj. treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
lying, dishonest, mendacious
adj. given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child"
nefarious, villainous
adj. extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
sneaky, underhand, underhanded
adj. marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
Machiavellian
adj. of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"
skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand
adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
covert
adj. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
libertine, degenerate, profligate, degraded, debauched, dissipated, dissolute
adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
cunning, crafty, unscrupulous
adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
Janus-faced, two-faced, deceitful, double-faced, hypocritical, double-tongued
adj. professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"
Synonyms (46)
winning, appealing, fetching, taking
adj. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
attention-getting, catchy
adj. likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating
adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"
charismatic, magnetic
adj. possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"
charming, engaging, piquant
adj. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
dinky
adj. (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
dishy
adj. (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde"
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"
nice
adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
personable
adj. (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
photogenic
adj. looking attractive in photographs
prepossessing
adj. creating a favorable impression; "strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance"
winsome
adj. charming in a childlike or naive way
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
sagacious
adj. skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"
sharp, astute, shrewd
adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
adroit, clever, ingenious
adj. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"
byzantine, devious
adj. characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
cute, precious
adj. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
designing, scheming
adj. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
manipulative
adj. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"
Antonyms (11)
stupidity
n. a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
dullness, obtuseness, dulness
n. the quality of being slow to understand
stupid
adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless
adj. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
artless
adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
straight
adj. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
cunning
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