Deviousness and Perspicuousness

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

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Perspicuousness is an antonym for deviousness.

Perspicuousness noun - Clearness of expression.

Usage example: the undeniable perspicuousness of the prosecutor's closing argument

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Deviousness is an antonym for perspicuousness.

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Perspicuousness and Deviousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deviousness/perspicuousness

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