Devious and Pretenseless

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Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

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Pretenseless is an antonym for devious.

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

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Devious is an antonym for pretenseless in honest topic.

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Pretenseless and Devious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devious/pretenseless

Devious & Pretenseless. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devious/pretenseless>.

Pretenseless or Devious. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devious/pretenseless.

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