Cunning
Devious
Synonyms Crafty, artful, devious, knowing, designing, slippery, manipulative, deceitful, duplicitous, shrewd, clever, sharp, skilful, resourceful, imaginative, adroit, foxy, fiendish, fly, slim, vulpine, wily, guileful, sly, scheming, tricky, slick, Machiavellian, deceptive, Janus-faced, astute, canny, sharp-witted, ingenious, inventive, deft, dexterous, savvy, sneaky, pawky, subtle, and carny.
Wiliness
Synonyms Guile, wiliness, deviousness, trickery, duplicity, deceit, shrewdness, cleverness, sharpness, resourcefulness, imagination, adroitness, dexterousness, ploys, stratagems, manoeuvres, tricks, foxiness, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, trickiness, deceitfulness, chicanery, astuteness, canniness, ingenuity, inventiveness, deftness, dexterity, wiles, schemes, tactics, subterfuges, and ruses.
Example Sentences
She devised a cunning plan quickly.
His cunning nature often surprised others.
The fox is known for cunning.
Cunning strategies can win competitions easily.