Cunning
Cunning noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him
Guilefulness and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guilefulness" instead a noun "Cunning".
Nearby Word: cunningly
Guilefulness
Guilefulness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: he had an inherent guilefulness that made him a formidable power broker in Washington
Cunning and guilefulness are semantically related. You can use "Cunning" instead a noun "Guilefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- subtlety and cunning
- subtlety and guilefulness
- deception and cunning
- deception and guilefulness
- artifice and cunning
- artifice and guilefulness
- cleverness and cunning
- cleverness and guilefulness
- craft and cunning
- craft and guilefulness
- dishonesty and cunning
- dishonesty and guilefulness
- shrewdness and cunning
- shrewdness and guilefulness
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