Tom is devious.
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Devious
/ˈdiː.vi.əs/
Synonyms for "devious" (209 found)
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Adjective(8 words)
Strong matches (63)
deflectionaldepartingdesigningdesultorydeviantdeviatingdeviativedeviatorydigressivediscursivedishonestdishonorabledisingenuousdivagationaldivergentdivertingdouble-dealingdoubtfuldubiousduplicitous
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (104)
meanderingmessed upmisleadingmixed upmucked upmultifariousnot koshero-shapedobliqueobscureorbitalout-of-the-waypawkyperplexedplanetaryplottingquestionableramblingramifiedremote
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removedretiredrotaryrottenroundroundaboutrovingschemingscrewed upsecretsecretiveserpentineshadyshamelessshiftingshiftyshrewdsidesidelongsinistersinistralsinuousslickslipperyslysmoothsnakysnarledsneakingsneakyspiralstraysubtilesubtlesurreptitioussuspiciousswervingtangledtanglytortuoustreacheroustrickyturningtwistedtwistingunconsciencedunconscientiousunconscionableunderhandunderhandedundirectedunethicalunprincipledunsavoryunscrupulousunstraightforwarduntruevagrantveeringvulpinewanderingwilywindingwithout remorsewithout shamezigzag
Adjective(16 words)
Noun(2 words)
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6 entriesbehavioral descriptorcharacter traitdirectional termmoral attributepath descriptorroute property
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesdevious behaviordevious plandevious plotdevious schemedevious tactic
Inflections
2 entriesmore deviousmost devious
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3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I think Tom is devious.
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Tom is being kind of devious, isn't he?
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Tom is devious, isn't he?
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