deviousness

Noun

Meaning

the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

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Synonyms

slipperiness treachery deceit trickery dishonesty duplicity indirection guile subtlety footwork torsion subterfuge chicanery craftiness indirectness

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Antonyms

chicane merger homogeneity naturalness pretence posturing

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Hypernyms

dishonesty indirectness

Examples

Women have been charged with deviousness and duplicity since the dawn of civilization so they have never been able to pretend that their masks were anything but masks. Germaine Greer

Algeria referendum: A vote ‘to end years of deviousness’ Source: Internet

Incidentally, I wear them all the time, but my only claim to deviousness is trying to mislead readers until the end of the book when all is revealed. Source: Internet

The deviousness by Ryan Beckman as she plots and acts on her plans to “solve the crime” while insulating herself from blame is most interesting. Source: Internet

“That’s the type of level of deviousness you’re dealing with, with him. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

devious lick devious paths deviously Devipatan Division devirginate devirgination