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Synonyms and Antonyms of cagey
1
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
crooked, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, fraudulent, insinuating, knavish, Machiavellian, oblique, serpentine, shady, shifty, slippery, sneaky, treacherous, underhand, underhanded, unscrupulous
backhanded, double-dealing, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced
circuitous, circular, roundabout
clandestine, concealed, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, secret, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover
2
slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty
disinclined, dubious, hesitant, indisposed, loath (also loth), reluctant, reticent
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