Slyness

Synonyms for "slyness" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(5 words)

craftiness cunning guile wiliness artfulness

art artifice canniness

Strong matches (10)

Noun(6 words)

cleverness craft deviousness duplicity foxiness ingenuity

deceit finesse furtiveness gamesmanship

Related words (18)

Noun(5 words)

insidiousnesspragmatic intelligencesurreptitiousness trickiness wiles

inventivenessone upmanshipprowl readiness sharpness shrewdness sophistry stalking stealth subtlety trickery wile wit

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7 entries

astuteness behavior disposition perspicaciousness perspicacity shrewdness trait

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5 entries

artfulness craftiness duplicity guile surreptitiousness

Collocations

5 entries

display slynessovert slynessslyness and deceptionslyness in politicssubtle slyness

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble.

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