Open: : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides cattle grazing on an open range Plotting: : a small area of planted ground a vegetable plot Near Antonyms of artful Undercover: : acting or executed in secretĬalculating: : making calculations calculating machine Surreptitious: : done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine Stealthy: : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character Secret: : kept from knowledge or view : hidden Roundabout: : circuitous, indirect had to take a roundabout routeĬlandestine: : marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious a clandestine love affairĬoncealed: : to prevent disclosure or recognition of conceal the truth She could barely conceal her anger.Ĭovert: : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled a covert alliance a covert military operationįurtive: : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious a furtive glance exchanged furtive smiles Mealymouthed: : not plain and straightforward : devious a mealymouthed politicianĬircuitous: : having a circular or winding course a circuitous route a circuitous journey by snowmobileĬircular: : having the form of a circle : round a circular orbit Left-handed: : using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right Hypocritical: : characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy said that it was hypocritical to demand respect from students without respecting them in return a hypocritical gesture of modesty and virtue -Robert Graves also : being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite Unscrupulous: : not scrupulous : unprincipledĭouble-dealing: : action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity Treacherous: : likely to betray trust : unreliable a treacherous memory
Sneaky: : marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness a sneaky trick Slippery: : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall slippery roads
Words with artful full#
Shifty: : full of or ready with expedients : resourceful Serpentine: : of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) Oblique: : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined oblique lines Machiavellian: : of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism Knavish: : of, relating to, or characteristic of a knave Insinuating: : winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating ĭeceitful: : having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:ĭeceptive: : tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive a deceptive appearance a pitcher with a deceptive windupįraudulent: : characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful fraudulent use of a credit card fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation -Wall Street Journal
Sharp: : adapted to cutting or piercing: such asĬrooked: : not straight a crooked road Your tie is crooked. Glib: : marked by ease and informality : nonchalant Wily: : full of wiles : crafty a wily negotiator Words Related to artfulĪstute: : having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever an astute observer astute remarksįacile: : easily accomplished or attained a facile victory Tricky: : inclined to or marked by trickery Subtle: : delicate, elusive a subtle fragrance Slick: : having a smooth surface : slippery slick wet leaves Guileful: : deceitful cunning : duplicity a war that called for guile rather than firepower Jane KramerĬagey: : hesitant about committing oneself officials are cagey about giving out detailsĬagy: : hesitant about committing oneself officials are cagey about giving out detailsĬunning: : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end a cunning plotterĬute: : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner " … he’s a true patriot and statesman … and a most particular cute lawyer." -Thomas Chandler Haliburtonĭevious: : wandering, roundabout a devious pathįoxy: : resembling or suggestive of a fox a narrow foxy face : such as Beguiling: : agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing a beguiling manner a beguiling aroma … it’s safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.
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