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.