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Word | Devious |
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 / deviating from a straight course / Out of a straight line / roundabout; erratic; not straightforward / showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals. / willing to lie and trick people in order to get what is wanted / not straight or direct : having many twists and turns, | |
Usage | ⇒ He made money by devious means ⇒ The Joker's plan was so devious that it was only with great difficulty we could follow its shifts and dodges. ⇒ a dishonest and devious politician ⇒ he's as devious as a politician needs to be ⇒ A devious way of not paying taxes ⇒ a devious path ⇒ route ⇒ way |
Synonyms | sly, crafty, shifty, tricky, foxy, indirect, cunning, deceitful, dishonest, roundabout, circuitous, oblique, underhand, artful, crooked, tortuous, wily, scheming, slippery, designing, |
Antonyms | direct, honest, aboveboard, frank, straightforward, forthright, sincere, artless, candid, guileless, ingenuous, natural, straight, trustworthy, unaffected, chaste, childlike, genuine, innocent, linear, |
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