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
Underhandedness and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underhandedness" instead a noun "Cunning".
Nearby Word: cunningly
Underhandedness
Cunning and underhandedness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunning" instead a noun "Underhandedness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deception and cunning
- deception and underhandedness
- artifice and cunning
- artifice and underhandedness
- cheating and cunning
- cheating and underhandedness
- double-dealing and cunning
- double-dealing and underhandedness
- craft and cunning
- craft and underhandedness
- fraud and cunning
- fraud and underhandedness
- dishonesty and cunning
- dishonesty and underhandedness
Both words in one sentence
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The paladins of Azure City are pragmatic in general, cunning to the point of underhandedness when necessary.
Source: Good Is Not Nice
Cite this Source
Underhandedness and Cunning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunning/underhandedness
Cunning & Underhandedness. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunning/underhandedness>.
Underhandedness or Cunning. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunning/underhandedness.
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