Artless and Sly

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Artless adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: a genuine and artless girl

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Sly is an antonym for artless.

Nearby Words: artful, art, artfully

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Usage example: the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop

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Artless is an antonym for sly in cunning topic.

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

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