All double-dealing synonyms
dou·ble-deal·ing
D d adj double-dealing
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- lying — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- duplicitous — marked or characterized by duplicity.
- fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- insincere — not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- sneaky — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- two-faced — having two faces.
- two-timing — to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
- underhanded — underhand.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- wily — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
noun double-dealing
- fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- perfidy — deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- mendacity — the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
- treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
- hanky-panky — unethical behavior; deceit: When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on.
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- 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.