Cunning Synonyms

Astuteness , janus-faced, adroitness, and artfulness are synonyms for cunning; honest, guileless, and naive are antonyms of cunning. On this page, you will find 78 another word for cunning.

78 Another Word for Cunning

1. devious

  • Janus-faced
  • Machiavellian
  • Adroit
  • Artful
  • Astute
  • Canny
  • Clever
  • Crafty
  • Deceitful
  • Deceptive
  • Deft
  • Designing
  • Devious
  • Dexterous
  • Duplicitous
  • Fiendish
  • Fly
  • Foxy
  • Guileful
  • Imaginative
  • Ingenious
  • Inventive
  • Knowing
  • Manipulative
  • Pawky
  • Resourceful
  • Savvy
  • Scheming
  • Sharp-witted
  • Sharp
  • Shrewd
  • Skilful
  • Slick
  • Slim
  • Slippery
  • Sly
  • Sneaky
  • Subtle
  • Tricky
  • Vulpine
  • Wily
  • Carny

2. wiliness

  • Adroitness
  • Artfulness
  • Astuteness
  • Canniness
  • Chicanery
  • Cleverness
  • Craftiness
  • Deceit
  • Deceitfulness
  • Deftness
  • Deviousness
  • Dexterity
  • Dexterousness
  • Duplicity
  • Guile
  • Imagination
  • Ingenuity
  • Inventiveness
  • Manoeuvres
  • Ploys
  • Resourcefulness
  • Ruses
  • Schemes
  • Sharpness
  • Shrewdness
  • Slyness
  • Stratagems
  • Subterfuges
  • Tactics
  • Trickery
  • Trickiness
  • Tricks
  • Wiles
  • Wiliness
  • Foxiness

Cunning 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.