trickish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickish
Adjective
  • My idea was not to get too trick-sy with it, to keep it at a fairly simple visual level.
    Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2014
  • As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • But injuries can be tricky, and this is the first major one that the star forward has dealt with.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • For the hazards of the tricky pedestrian crossings.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Another Newsweek report revealed that some pet owners are often surprised by just how crafty their cats can be.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The crafty winger has notched eight goals in 20 games for Barcelona.
    Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The story arc, anchored by George Bizet’s famous musical score, focuses the narrative on Don José, the Spanish soldier who falls for the wily Carmen and her charms.
    Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And Luis Guzmán makes a welcome appearance as Mia’s wily Uncle Raul, whose scrapyard is a front for criminal sidelines.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Premiering in January 2023, The Traitors has gone on to widespread acclaim, even winning Emmys for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program (Alan Cumming on cunning form).
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • In real life, most would-be Proud Boys don’t have cunning, progressive housemates who will throw away their gun parts.
    Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • The line that the AI isn’t forming a personal opinion is a kind of sneaky subterfuge.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • This one had a sneaky flavor booster—Dijon mustard.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Vasudevan explains that cats use their paws not just for hunting or defending, but also for play and subtle communication.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • She is poised upright in a subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David, with her hands on her hips, wearing everyday, casual clothing.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • In the 1970s, information about the Tuskegee study – a deceptive and unethical 40-year study of untreated syphilis in Black men – came to light.
    Christine Coughlin, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
  • Anyone wanting to fight such usage would have to rely on deceptive practice laws, trademark and copyright protection, and state-specific laws protecting a person's name, image, and likeness.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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