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Synonyms & Antonyms of shiftiness
as in deviousness, shrewdness
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shiftiness
- artfulness,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- oiliness,
- shadiness,
- sharpness,
- shrewdness,
- slickness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- treachery,
- underhandedness,
- wiliness
- artifice,
- chicane,
- chicanery,
- gamesmanship,
- hanky-panky,
- jiggery-pokery,
- jugglery,
- legerdemain,
- skulduggery
- (or skullduggery),
- subterfuge,
- trickery,
- wile
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for shiftiness
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“Shiftiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiftiness. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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