Thesaurus:cunning

Thesaurus:cunning

THESAURUS

cunning

English

Synonyms

• art

• beguilement

• craft

• craftiness

• cunning

• dodge (figuratively)

• foxiness

• foxship

• guile

• list    [WS] (archaic)

• subtlety

• wile

Antonyms

• artlessness

• bluntness

• candor

• honesty

• innocence

• naivete

• simplicity

• veracity    [WS]

Hyponyms

• chicanery

• duplicity

• evasion

• knavery

• magic

• ruse

• subterfuge

• trickery

Hypernyms

• skill    [WS]

See also

• Thesaurus:wily

Further reading

• “702. cunning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “cunning” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.