Cunning synonyms such as "astuteness, janus-faced, adroitness, and artfulness". Cunning is an adjective, and its antonyms are honest, guileless, and naive. Here are 77 another word for cunning with example sentences.
Another word for Cunning
77 other ways to say cunning.
1. devious
- wily
- vulpine
- tricky
- subtle
- sneaky
- sly
- slippery
- slim
- slick
- skilful
- shrewd
- sharp-witted
- sharp
- scheming
- savvy
- resourceful
- pawky
- manipulative
- Machiavellian
- knowing
- Janus-faced
- inventive
- ingenious
- imaginative
- guileful
- foxy
- fly
- fiendish
- duplicitous
- dexterous
- devious
- designing
- deft
- deceptive
- deceitful
- crafty
- clever
- carny
- canny
- astute
- artful
- adroit
2. wiliness
- wiliness
- wiles
- tricks
- trickiness
- trickery
- tactics
- subterfuges
- stratagems
- slyness
- shrewdness
- sharpness
- schemes
- ruses
- resourcefulness
- ploys
- manoeuvres
- inventiveness
- ingenuity
- imagination
- guile
- foxiness
- duplicity
- dexterousness
- dexterity
- deviousness
- deftness
- deceitfulness
- deceit
- craftiness
- cleverness
- chicanery
- canniness
- astuteness
- artfulness
- adroitness
How to Use cunning in a Sentence
Cunning strategies can win competitions easily.
His cunning nature often surprised others.
She devised a cunning plan quickly.
The fox is known for cunning.