Fair and Underhanded

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Fair adjective - Not stormy or cloudy.

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Underhanded is an antonym for fair.

Nearby Words: fairness, fairly, faired, fairground

Underhanded adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.

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Fair is an antonym for underhanded in topics: secret, deceitful.

Nearby Word: underhand

Has a sense of fair play and thinks that Shagnasty's underhanded methods disqualify this battle.

Source: Villainous Rescue
They say that they fight fair and square, and that Momoka was ruthless and underhanded in her execution of their representative.

Source: Manga / Sabagebu!
A just ruler will result in their land being fair and just in result, while a despotic or underhanded ruler will see their realm turn inhospitable.

Source: Tabletop Game / Birthright

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