Cunningness
Cunningness noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: people should remember that it was cunningness and not kindness that made him a very wealthy lawyer
Chicane and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chicane" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Chicane
Chicane noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Cunningness and chicane are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Chicane".
Nearby Word: chicanery
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trick and cunningness
- trick and chicane
- deception and cunningness
- deception and chicane
- stratagem and cunningness
- stratagem and chicane
- machination and cunningness
- machination and chicane
- ruse and cunningness
- ruse and chicane
- artifice and cunningness
- artifice and chicane
- dodge and cunningness
- dodge and chicane
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Chicane and Cunningness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/chicane
Cunningness & Chicane. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/chicane>.
Chicane or Cunningness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/chicane.
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