sneakiness

noun

Definition of sneakinessnext
as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means she was impressed by the sneakiness with which they had planned the surprise party

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Recent Examples of sneakiness In The Executioners, and the 1962 and 1991 film adaptations of that novel, Cady is a predator specifically of women — even more specifically, young women — and he’s known for this, more so than his sneakiness, cleverness, or time served. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneakiness
  1. cunning
  2. deviousness
  3. subtlety
  4. slyness
Noun
  • At least all of that exhibited a malign cunning, a kind of instrumental rationality.
    — Andrew Koppelman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lethally charming and a natural chameleon, Conal uses social cunning and ruthlessness to get the job done and always gets a thrill out of completing a mission.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cunning
Noun
  • Focus on either your high level of integrity or your deviousness.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The piece urges critical inquiry into such claims, emphasizing that human oversight, not AI's inherent deviousness, can be a sizable contributor.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of deviousness
Noun
  • But outside Barbie Land, the irony had all the subtlety of Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Opponents say that the constitutional amendment stream-rolls subtlety allowed under state law, like teaching foreign languages in public schools.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of subtlety
Noun
  • The harp is not an instrument of slyness, wryness, or the earth.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of slyness

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