Cunning and Technique

Cunning

Cunning noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.

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Technique and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Technique" instead a noun "Cunning".

Nearby Word: cunningly

Technique noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

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Cunning and technique are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunning" instead a noun "Technique".

normal	normal cunning	normal technique
usual	usual cunning	usual technique
certain	certain cunning	certain technique
real	real cunning	real technique
Other adjectives: great, superior, new, general, classic, sexy.

In this The Order of the Stick strip, Nale uses this technique on Elan to trick him into attacking Haley, combining the Suggestion spell with some quite cunning twisting of recent events.

Source: More Than Mind Control
Bat Signal: Years before Batman, Golden Bat was using a similar cunning technique, using his costume and his reputation to scare the villains he fights.

Source: Anime / Golden Bat

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