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All naivety antonyms

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noun naivety

  • runaround — indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
  • commonsense — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • run around — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • jive — swing music or early jazz.
  • guile — insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
  • chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
  • perspicaciousness — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
  • dirty trick — act: unfair, dishonest
  • doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
  • wile — a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
  • sharp practice — You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
  • wiliness — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
  • gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
  • dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
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