Artful

/ˈɑːtf(ʊ)l/

Synonyms for "artful" (177 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Adjective(17 words)
aesthetic designaesthetic practice in educationaestheticalartisticartistic activityartistic effectartistic performanceartistic portfolioartistic presentationartistic productionartistic protestartistic styleartistic textureartistic workartsyartycleverest
Noun(6 words)
artistic abilityartistic achievementartistic movementartistic qualityartistic studyartistic technique

Strong matches (53)

Related words (88)

Adjective(14 words)
Noun(15 words)
literary adjectiveliterary deviceliterary elementliterary fieldliterary societyliterary styleliterary techniqueliterary workmore poeticmost artisticpoetic dictionpoetic usageskillystudied artstylistic guide
Determiner(1 words)
most art technique
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries
artistic abilityclevernesscreative skillguileingenuityskillful performance

More specific

8 entries
elegant compositionguilemasterful executionpolished approachrefined techniquerusesubterfugetrickery

Collocations

6 entries
artful arrangementartful deceptionartful designartful rhetoricartful solutionartful writing

Inflections

2 entries
more artfulmost artful

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

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Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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During the summer Chloe had many suitors, who came to Dryas and begged his daughter in marriage. Some brought presents to add weight to their suit, and some made great promises. Nape was elated and advised her husband to marry off Chloe immediately, and not to keep a girl of her age any longer at home, observing that some artful shepherd might entice her whilst she was tending her flocks, and that the best course was to secure a good match for her.

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Tom is such an artful dodger that he always finds a way to get out of trouble.

Source: tatoeba (8093760)

Knowing how ingeniously Mr. Shei had laid his plans and guarded against every imaginable emergency, he had not been altogether certain that his artful contrivance would succeed, but the scientist’s acute distress was ample proof that Mr. Shei had been outmaneuvered and that The Gray Phantom was master of the situation.

Source: tatoeba (11668726)

The nights ſtrange proſpects, made to feede the eyes; / With Artfull fyres, mounted in the skies: / Graced with horred claps of ſulphury thunders; / May make your mind, Iehouahs greater wonders.

Source: wiktionary

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