Thesaurus
shady
Synonyms and Antonyms of shady
- a lovely shady spot in the park that was pleasantly cool
- a shady business deal
bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded
- cited some shady statistics to back up his argument
debatable, disputable, dodgy [chiefly British], doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shaky, suspect, suspicious
- shady characters hanging out in the park after nightfall
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
- a courtesan who lived on the shady fringe of society
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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