Deviousness
Deviousness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: his deviousness was almost as awesome as his lack of scruples
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Synonyms for Deviousness
Subtlety is a synonym for deviousness in cunning topic. In some cases you can use "Subtlety" instead a noun "Deviousness", when it comes to topics like deceit, craftiness.
Subtlety
Subtlety noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road
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Synonyms for Subtlety
Deviousness is a synonym for subtlety in cunning topic. You can use "Deviousness" instead a noun "Subtlety", if it concerns topics such as ingenuity, deceit, craftiness.
Nearby Words: subtle, subtleness
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Related pairs
- adroitness and deviousness
- adroitness and subtlety
- artifice and deviousness
- artifice and subtlety
- cunning and deviousness
- cunning and subtlety
- cleverness and deviousness
- cleverness and subtlety
- astuteness and deviousness
- astuteness and subtlety
- craft and deviousness
- craft and subtlety
- subterfuge and deviousness
- subterfuge and subtlety
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