guile Sentence Examples
- The politician used his guile to evade embarrassing questions during the debate.
- The cunning fox relied on its guile to outwit the unsuspecting hunter.
- The salesman's guile convinced the gullible customer to buy the overpriced product.
- The child's naivete was no match for the guile of the manipulative older brother.
- The deception was so well-crafted that even the most astute observer was fooled by its guile.
- The lawyer's guile allowed him to win the case despite the overwhelming evidence against his client.
- The spy's mission depended on her ability to blend in and conceal her guile.
- The business deal was brokered on the basis of mutual guile, with both parties seeking to deceive the other.
- The therapist saw through the patient's guile, recognizing it as a defense mechanism to avoid facing reality.
- The guileless soul was exploited by the predator, who used their innocence to their advantage.
guile Meaning
guile (n)
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
the quality of being crafty
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
guile (n.)
Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery.
To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Synonyms & Antonyms of guile
FAQs About the word guile
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception, the quality of being crafty, the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
cunning, cleverness, ease, deviousness, craft, sneakiness, artifice, craftiness, cunningness, calculation
frankness, candor, good faith, candor, guilelessness, openness,sincerity, forthrightness, ingenuousness, frankness
The politician used his guile to evade embarrassing questions during the debate.
The cunning fox relied on its guile to outwit the unsuspecting hunter.
The salesman's guile convinced the gullible customer to buy the overpriced product.
The child's naivete was no match for the guile of the manipulative older brother.
