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, sneakiness, craft,subtlety, caginess, subtleness, artfulness, craftiness, slickness, cleverness
ingenuousness, openness, artlessness, candor, candor, guilelessness, good faith,sincerity, forthrightness, openness
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.
