artful
English Thesaurus
1. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft (adj.all)
| similar | : | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in deception (adj.all) |
| similar | : | cute, precious, |
| definition | : | obviously contrived to charm (adj.all) |
| similar | : | designing, scheming, |
| definition | : | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest (adj.all) |
| similar | : | deep, |
| definition | : | exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | elusive, |
| definition | : | skillful at eluding capture (adj.all) |
| similar | : | manipulative, |
| definition | : | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage (adj.all) |
| similar | : | pawky, |
| definition | : | cunning and sly (adj.all) |
| also | : | adroit, |
| definition | : | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought (adj.all) |
2. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness (adj.all)
| also | : | insincere, |
| definition | : | lacking sincerity (adj.all) |
3. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft (adj.all)
| antonym | : | artless, |
| definition | : | simple and natural; without cunning or deceit (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | artfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage (noun.attribute) |
4. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness (adj.all)
| antonym | : | artless, ingenuous, |
| definition | : | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disingenuousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | artfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage (noun.attribute) |
5. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft (adj.all)
| antonym | : | artless, |
| definition | : | simple and natural; without cunning or deceit (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | artfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage (noun.attribute) |
6. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness (adj.all)
| antonym | : | artless, ingenuous, |
| definition | : | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disingenuousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | artfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage (noun.attribute) |
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