All cunning synonyms
cunΒ·ning
C c adj cunning
- knowing β affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- acute β An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'cafΓ©'.
- smarts β to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- slick β smooth and glossy; sleek.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- machiavellian β of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- crackerjack β Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
- artful β If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- astute β If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- cagey β If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- canny β A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- crafty β If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- foxy β foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- insidious β intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- shifty β resourceful; fertile in expedients.
- shrewd β astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- slippery β tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- sly β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- street-smart β possessing or showing street smarts.
- subtle β thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- tricky β given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- wary β watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- wily β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- guileful β insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
adjective cunning
- imaginative β characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
noun cunning
- slyness β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- wiliness β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- craftiness β skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- astuteness β of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- canniness β the quality of being canny
- sneakily β like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- shrewdness β astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- guile β insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- artifice β Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- skill β the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
- cleverness β mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- ingenuity β the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity.
- creativity β creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
- dexterity β Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind.
- adroitness β expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- ability β Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- inventiveness β apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- resourcefulness β able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- art β Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- deftness β dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.