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
Equivocation and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equivocation" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Equivocation
Equivocation noun - Deliberate evasion in speech.
Cunningness and equivocation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Equivocation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- falsehood and cunningness
- falsehood and equivocation
- deception and cunningness
- deception and equivocation
- artifice and cunningness
- artifice and equivocation
- shift and cunningness
- shift and equivocation
- dodge and cunningness
- dodge and equivocation
- cunning and cunningness
- cunning and equivocation
- evasion and cunningness
- evasion and equivocation
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Equivocation and Cunningness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/equivocation
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Equivocation or Cunningness. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/equivocation.
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