PAWKY Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

pawky

adjective

Definition of pawky

chiefly British

as in cunning

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Adjective

Magpies are opportunistic scavengers, incredibly cunning and deceitful and capable of calculated deception.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Last week, Alan Cumming’s cunning competition empire The Traitors unsheathed its most diabolical twist yet.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cunning

Adjective

The movie offered a sly critique of Korea’s rapid urbanization, and introduced the wayward types (bar girls, severely disabled men) that would populate all of Lee’s films.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Upon hearing what Hafley said about him, a sly grin spread across his face.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sly

Adjective

Containing pollution, especially gas and chemical contamination, can prove to be wily, requiring ongoing monitoring and fixes.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Where one of his horses might have tried muscling their way out of the Shake Shack to get away from Harkness, the wily Lamb simply creates a big scene over a patron asking him to stop smoking.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of wily

Adjective

Coleman said each design has its own distinct character and can be styled individually, either as a subtle everyday detail or a sculptural statement.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
As the researchers saw, introducing random mutation could still make subtle structural tweaks that produced enzymes that were considerably more active.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of subtle

Adjective

Atlanta general manager Dan Padover built the Dream into a title contender through shrewd trades, a little bit of luck and patience from the team's ownership group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
While Ultra is riding a wave, its early success has come in part from its shrewd as-a-service business model.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrewd

Adjective

Bruno Guimaraes and Lucas Paqueta played guileful defence-splitting passes.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 June 2026
One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Definition of guileful

Adjective

His astute stand-up and withering, spot-on insights into race, relationships and celebrity have influenced countless comedians and writers.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Her astute explanations, along with conversations with former immigration judges and other experts, helped turn a convoluted topic into a clear story.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of astute

Adjective

Set the scene The Homestead screams quirky, artful, and vintage yet restored—capturing a whimsical, fairytale ambiance embellished with hints of Southern charm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Some are simply for those who want to hide ugly rental apartment floors with a bold colorway or an artful pattern.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of artful

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