double-dealing
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Definition of double-dealing
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: action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity
double-dealing
adjectiveDefinition of double-dealing (Entry 2 of 2)
: given to or marked by duplicity
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Synonyms: Noun
artifice, cheating, cozenage, craft, craftiness, crookedness, crookery, cunning, cunningness, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, deceptiveness, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulation, dupery, duplicity, fakery, foxiness, fraud, guile, guilefulness, wiliness
Synonyms: Adjective
artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, phony (also phoney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
Antonyms: Noun
artlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, ingenuousness, sincerity
Antonyms: Adjective
artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned
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double-dealing
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English Language Learners Definition of double-dealing
: the practice of pretending to do or think one thing while really doing or thinking something different : dishonest or deceptive behavior
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