Slickness
Slickness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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Synonyms for Slickness
Shrewdness and slickness are semantically related. in artfulness topic. In some cases you can use "Shrewdness" instead a noun "Slickness".
Shrewdness
Shrewdness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: a woman with the thick-skinned shrewdness to survive in a tough business
Slickness and shrewdness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slickness" instead a noun "Shrewdness".
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- skill and slickness
- skill and shrewdness
- subtlety and slickness
- subtlety and shrewdness
- adroitness and slickness
- adroitness and shrewdness
- brightness and slickness
- brightness and shrewdness
- brilliance and slickness
- brilliance and shrewdness
- artifice and slickness
- artifice and shrewdness
- cunning and slickness
- cunning and shrewdness
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