wily (Meaning)
wily (s)
marked by skill in deception
wily (superl.)
Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wily
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- open
- forthright
- unaffected
- ingenuous
- real
- artless
- open
- forthright
- obvious
- ingenuous
- simple
- natural
- honest
- honest
- outspoken
- public
- plain
- frank
- unaffected
- straightforward
- simple
- artless
- guileless
- real
- obvious
- frank
- straightforward
- innocent
- direct
- direct
- sincere
- sincere
- innocent
- outspoken
- public
- plain
- guileless
- natural
Synonyms:
- shady
- foxy
- dodgy
- shrewd
- slick
- crafty
- crooked
- beguiling
- guileful
- dishonest
- cagey
- sly
- treacherous
- scheming
- cagy
- designing
- subtle
- devious
- tricky
- deceptive
- slippery
- artful
- deceitful
- fraudulent
Antonyms:
- patent
- aboveboard
- unpretentious
- childlike
- impressionable
- unworldly
- unstudied
- unsophisticated
- impressionable
- plainspoken
- simpleminded
- unpretentious
- unconcealed
- unpretending
- simpleminded
- unpretending
- unvarnished
- childlike
- plainspoken
- candid
- patent
- candid
- aboveboard
- unstudied
- unworldly
- unvarnished
- undesigning
- undesigning
- unconcealed
- unsophisticated
Synonyms:
- sneaky
- roundabout
- secret
- surreptitious
- facile
- mealy
- undercover
- underhanded
- covert
- circuitous
- unscrupulous
- sharp
- backhanded
- two-faced
- furtive
- circular
- knavish
- insincere
- Machiavellian
- oblique
- underhand
- double-dealing
- smooth-tongued
- serpentine
- concealed
- insinuating
- clandestine
- shifty
- astute
- glib
- plotting
- calculating
- stealthy
- hypocritical
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FAQs About the word wily
marked by skill in deceptionFull of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
cute,cunning, shady, foxy, dodgy, shrewd, slick, crafty, crooked, beguiling
open, forthright, unaffected,ingenuous, real, artless, open, forthright, obvious, ingenuous
The wily coyote devised an elaborate scheme to capture the elusive Roadrunner.
The politician's wily tactics ensured his reelection despite numerous scandals.
The sly fox used its wiles to outsmart the unsuspecting rabbits.
The con artist's wily charm made him irresistible to his victims.
