CANNILY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

cannily

adverb

Definition of cannily

as in artfully

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Recent Examples of cannily And that is due to the company cannily making a new character available for each day, and only for that one day. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 Sections of the granite supports of the Keck statue are cannily manipulated and embellished with stars and swirling vortex-forms in Lithichrome paint into works of art themselves. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 So begins a cycle of financial pressure, entrepreneurial hurdles, and major crimes committed out of desperation that cannily blurs the line between legitimate business strategy and the art of the con. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026 His presence is so recessive that the resulting footage, however cannily composed, looks, for the most part, like it was made by an unattended surveillance camera. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026 The special’s opening half-hour is a series of meaningful opening salvos like this, cannily shoehorned into catch-up anecdotes, each of them laying the groundwork for where Nanjiani ultimately wants the hour to land without tipping his hand in one direction or another. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Although that self-realization is timeless, Roder cannily positions it to speak to contemporary times. — Stephen Saito, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025

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Floral centerpieces, artfully designed by MJ Wittman of Fleuressence, are underwritten by Stephanie Wilbur.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Each Fernie's Frozen Espresso-tini Bar is artfully drizzled with ribbons of chocolate shell coating, hardening into a delicate, crackable bite, making for the ultimate pick-me-up on a stick!

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of artfully

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Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Court filings allege Dick called 911 that month and falsely reported that shots had been fired at the family’s Brentwood residence, prompting a large police response.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsely

Adverb

In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025

Definition of dishonestly

Adverb

Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.

— Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of deceitfully

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This year’s Tour de France Femmes has been rocked by allegations that some riders are artificially exaggerating their bust size to gain an aerodynamic advantage.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
The agency said the blast created an equivalent seismic force of an earthquake but was artificially created.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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