devious


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devious /ˈdiːviəs/ adjective

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devious
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sly, calculating, deceitful, dishonest, double-dealing, insincere, scheming, surreptitious, underhand, wily
- indirect, circuitous, rambling, roundabout
Antonyms: straightforward
Related Words: deviating, digressing, diverting, artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, insidious, sly, tricky
English Thesaurus: dishonest, corrupt, devious, underhand, sneaky, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary

devious /ˈdiːviəs/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: devius, from via 'way']

1. using dishonest tricks and deceiving people in order to get what you want ⇒ deceitful:
a devious politician

2. formal not going in the most direct way to get to a place Synonym : circuitous:
a devious route
—deviously adverb
—deviousness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

dishonest behaving in a way that is intended to deceive people, for example by lying, cheating, or stealing:
Are you accusing me of being dishonest?
The money was acquired through dishonest means.
People are no longer surprised to find that politicians are dishonest.
corrupt using your power in a dishonest way for your own advantage – used about people in official positions:
corrupt politicians
Law and order has broken down, and most government officials are corrupt.
devious /ˈdiːviəs/ good at secretly thinking of clever plans to trick people in order to get what you want:
You have a very devious mind!
They use all kinds of devious methods to find out your personal details.
underhand British English, underhanded American English underhand methods involve secretly deceiving people in order to get what you want:
In a series of underhand moves, Browne managed to gain control of the company.
sneaky doing or saying things secretly, in a way that seems wrong because it is slightly dishonest or unfair:
It was pretty sneaky when the bank charged me interest on my account without telling me.
sly deliberately behaving in a way that hides what you are really thinking or doing, in a way that is slightly dishonest:
Lucy decided not to tell him where she was going. She was often a bit sly like that.
He’s a sly old fox.
unscrupulous /ʌnˈskruːpjələs, ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs/ using dishonest and unfair methods to get what you want, without caring if you harm other people:
Some unscrupulous companies try to persuade people to borrow huge sums of money.
fraudulent /ˈfrɔːdjələnt, ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt $ ˈfrɒːdʒə-/ formal deliberately deceiving people in an illegal way in order to gain money or power:
You will be prosecuted if you make a fraudulent claim on your insurance policy.
suspicious if someone or something seems suspicious, they make you think that something dishonest or illegal is happening:
The police are treating the boy’s death as suspicious.
dubious if something seems dubious, you think it may not be completely true, right, or honest:
He has a rather dubious reputation.
It all sounds highly dubious to me.
the country’s dubious record on human rights
shady shady business deals or people seem to be dishonest or connected with secret and illegal activities:
Several senior members of the party had been involved in shady deals.
a shady character
shifty someone who looks shifty looks as if they are doing or planning something dishonest:
The man on the market stall looked a bit shifty when he gave me my change.
dodgy British English informal probably dishonest and not to be trusted – used especially to say that you do not want to be involved with someone or something:
There’s something a bit dodgy about him.
dodgy business deals

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