Synonyms of cannily

cannily

adverb

as in artfully

Related Words

• artfully
• falsely
• deceptively
• dishonestly
• deceitfully
• artificially
• cunningly
• craftily
• deviously
• slyly
• unnaturally
• hypocritically
• pretentiously
• affectedly
• insincerely
• sharply
• archly
• insidiously
• furtively
• slickly
• calculatingly
• underhanded
• flatteringly
• underhandedly
• unctuously
• shiftily
• underhand
• sycophantically

Dissimilar Words

• naturally
• ingenuously
• sincerely
• naively
• innocently
• simply
• artlessly
• genuinely
• guilelessly
• honestly
• truly
• unpretentiously
• unaffectedly
• openly
• unfeignedly
• freely
• openheartedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cannily

The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Shein, which built its empire—seemingly overnight—on $5 tops and $10 dresses that cannily kept pace with rapidly shifting trends, did not respond to a request for comment. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Really entertaining, popular movies that are very cannily done. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

The film cannily tugs on the heartstrings, pulls off classic slapstick comedy and sneaks obscure film references into its visuals. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 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