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Synonyms & Antonyms of cagey
1
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
- a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district
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- crooked,
- deceitful,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- fraudulent,
- insinuating,
- knavish,
- Machiavellian,
- oblique,
- serpentine,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- sneaky,
- treacherous,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- unscrupulous
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2
slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty
- when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job
Synonyms for cagey
- disinclined,
- dubious,
- hesitant,
- indisposed,
- loath
- (also loth or loathe),
- reluctant,
- reticent
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“Cagey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cagey. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of cagey was in 1876
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