Crafty, awkward, machiavellian, and artful are all synonyms for tricky. Straightforward, uncomplicated, and honest are these antonyms of tricky. And here are another 49 synonyms for tricky.
Tricky Synonyms
1. problematic
- Awkward
- Complex
- Complicated
- Convoluted
- Delicate
- Dicey
- Difficult
- Embarrassing
- Hairy
- Involved
- Knotty
- Precarious
- Problematic
- Risky
- Sensitive
- Sticky
- Thorny
- Ticklish
- Touch-and-go
- Touchy
- Uncertain
- Vexed
- Gnarly
2. guileful
- Machiavellian
- Artful
- Crafty
- Cunning
- Deceitful
- Deceptive
- Devious
- Dishonest
- Disingenuous
- Dodgy
- Duplicitous
- Fly
- Foxy
- Guileful
- Scheming
- Shifty
- Shonky
- Slick
- Slim
- Slippery
- Sly
- Snide
- Subtle
- Wily
- Carny