Thesaurus
shady
Synonyms and Antonyms of shady
1
protected from the sun's rays
2
given to or marked by cheating and deception
bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded
3
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
debatable, disputable, dodgy [chiefly British], doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shaky, suspect, suspicious
4
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, wily
close, closemouthed, reticent, secretive
deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, devious, duplicitous, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded
cheating, crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, knavish, two-faced
5
not respectable
bad, criminal, immoral, seamy, sordid, unethical, unsavory, wicked
base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, miserable, vile, wretched
black, evil, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wrong
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, inglorious, reprehensible
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, gamy (or gamey), libertine, loose, perverted, reprobate
decent, ethical, good, honest, just, moral, noble, principled, righteous, upright, upstanding
esteemed, prestigious, reputed, respected
authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
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