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Synonyms & Antonyms of devious
- we always left it to our most devious friends to find out the latest information
Synonyms for devious
Words Related to devious
- crooked,
- deceitful,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- fraudulent,
- insinuating,
- knavish,
- Machiavellian,
- oblique,
- serpentine,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- sneaky,
- treacherous,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- unscrupulous
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- a devious trail through the swampland
Synonyms for devious
Words Related to devious
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Antonyms for devious
- her behavior is devious because of a developmental disorder
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“Devious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devious. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of devious was in 1599
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