I refuse to be taken in by her guile.
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Guile
//ɡaɪl//
Synonyms for "guile" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (22)
Related words (38)
Related word relations
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9 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriesTranslations
86 translations across 24 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mashtrrim noun (astuteness, cunning)
Bulgarian
4 entries- измама noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- коварство noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- хитрост noun (astuteness, cunning)
- мамя verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Catalan
3 entries- astúcia noun (astuteness, cunning)
- engany noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- enganyar verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 詭計 /诡计 noun (astuteness, cunning)
- 欺瞞 /欺瞒 verb (to deceive, to beguile)
- 欺騙 /欺骗 verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Czech
4 entries- lstivost noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- podvod noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- záludnost noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- úskočnost noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Dutch
4 entries- bedrog noun (astuteness, cunning)
- misleiding noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- slinksheid noun (astuteness, cunning)
- valsheid noun (astuteness, cunning)
Finnish
4 entries- harhautus noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- huijaus noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- juonikkuus noun (astuteness, cunning)
- kavaluus noun (astuteness, cunning)
French
4 entries- fourberie noun (astuteness, cunning)
- ruse noun (astuteness, cunning)
- tromperie noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- entourlouper verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Galician
4 entries- argucia noun (astuteness, cunning)
- artimaña noun (astuteness, cunning)
- astucia noun (astuteness, cunning)
- estrataxema noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
German
4 entries- Betrug noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- Gerissenheit noun (astuteness, cunning)
- Hinterhältigkeit noun (astuteness, cunning)
- Hinterlist noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Hungarian
3 entries- csalárdság noun (astuteness, cunning)
- álnokság noun (astuteness, cunning)
- ármány noun (astuteness, cunning)
Icelandic
4 entries- kænska noun (astuteness, cunning)
- slægð noun (astuteness, cunning)
- vélabrögð noun (astuteness, cunning)
- tæla verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Interlingua
1 entries- astutia noun (astuteness, cunning)
Irish
1 entries- meang noun (astuteness, cunning)
Italian
4 entries- astuzia noun (astuteness, cunning)
- frode noun (astuteness, cunning)
- inganno noun (astuteness, cunning)
- ingannare verb (to deceive, to beguile)
Latin
1 entries- dolus noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Middle English
2 entries- compassement noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- compassyng noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Māori
4 entries- hīanga noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- māminga noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- rauhanga noun (astuteness, cunning)
- whakaware noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- شیطانلق noun (astuteness, cunning)
- قورنازلق noun (astuteness, cunning)
Polish
1 entries- przebiegłość noun (astuteness, cunning)
Portuguese
1 entries- astúcia noun (astuteness, cunning)
Russian
4 entries- вероломство noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- кова́рство noun (astuteness, cunning)
- обман noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- хи́трость noun (astuteness, cunning)
Spanish
3 entries- astucia noun (astuteness, cunning)
- engaño noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
- trampa noun (deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty)
Swedish
1 entries- list noun (astuteness, cunning)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
"In sight of Troy lies Tenedos, an isle / renowned and rich, while Priam held command, / now a mere bay and roadstead fraught with guile. / Thus far they sailed, and on the lonely strand / lay hid,"
Source: tatoeba (6804492)
Being totally open and honest isn't always the best idea. These kinds of negotiations require some guile.
Source: tatoeba (10649782)
We found the people most gentle, loving, and faithful, void of all guile and treason, and such as live after the manner of the golden age.
Source: tatoeba (11983370)
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