Synonyms of dodgy

dodgy

adjective

chiefly British

1

as in difficult

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

getting the trade unions to go along with the agreement will be a rather dodgy piece of work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• tough
• sensitive
• problematic
• problematical
• complicated
• sticky
• tricky
• nasty
• tricksy
• delicate
• problem
• serious
• thorny
• hairy
• touchy
• hard
• complex
• catchy
• knotty
• painful
• spiny
• ticklish
• prickly
• troublesome
• intricate
• recondite
• abstruse
• abstract
• involved
• stubborn
• worrisome
• vexing
• vexatious
• inconvenient
• oppressive
• scabrous
• onerous
• stressful
• troublous
• demanding
• burdensome
• exhausting
• exacting
• importunate
• discommoding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• simple
• straightforward
• uncomplicated
• manageable
• painless
• effortless
• unproblematic
• undemanding

2

as in cunning

clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means

needed a dodgy barrister to get him acquitted of the charge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cunning
• cute
• fraudulent
• subtle
• slick
• deceptive
• dishonest
• crooked
• tricky
• treacherous
• wily
• crafty
• shady
• sly
• designing
• beguiling
• shrewd
• artful
• foxy
• devious
• cagey
• scheming
• guileful
• deceitful
• slippery
• cagy
• unscrupulous
• calculating
• sharp
• clandestine
• undercover
• shifty
• sneaky
• covert
• astute
• glib
• oblique
• circular
• plotting
• hypocritical
• roundabout
• serpentine
• underhanded
• underhand
• secret
• knavish
• Machiavellian
• facile
• surreptitious
• insincere
• circuitous
• concealed
• insinuating
• furtive
• stealthy
• backhanded
• mealy
• two-faced
• smooth-tongued
• double-dealing
• mealymouthed
• left-handed
• hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• innocent
• artless
• real
• ingenuous
• public
• guileless
• plain
• simple
• open
• direct
• honest
• straightforward
• unaffected
• natural
• unsophisticated
• forthright
• frank
• unpretentious
• sincere
• outspoken
• unconcealed
• patent
• candid
• impressionable
• unvarnished
• childlike
• undesigning
• unworldly
• aboveboard
• unpretending
• simpleminded
• trusting
• unforced
• unstudied
• plainspoken
• trustful

3

as in questionable

giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged

the authenticity of the "lost" Shakespearean sonnet was more than a little dodgy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questionable
• dubious
• disputable
• problematical
• suspicious
• problematic
• doubtful
• debatable
• suspect
• shaky
• fishy
• shady
• ambiguous
• alleged
• equivocal
• queer
• unclear
• dubitable
• doubtable
• weak
• unlikely
• uncertain
• supposed
• moot
• improbable
• flimsy
• so-called
• undetermined
• undecided
• open
• far-fetched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• certain
• sure
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• unproblematic
• undeniable
• undoubted
• incontestable
• indubitable
• decisive
• definitive
• obvious
• questionless
• positive
• clear
• hands-down
• open-and-shut