Probity and Slyness

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Probity noun - Devotion to telling the truth.

Usage example: the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness

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Slyness is an antonym for probity.

Nearby Word: probation

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

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Probity is an antonym for slyness.

Nearby Words: sly, slyly

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Slyness and Probity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/probity/slyness

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