Guileful and Open

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

Usage example: tried to fix the game with a guileful plot to sabotage the other team's bats, but the umpire caught them

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Open is an antonym for guileful.

Nearby Words: guile, guileless, guilelessly

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

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Guileful is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

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