trickish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickish
Adjective
  • As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
  • If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • The cost of living continues to increase for Americans at a time when the job market appears to be on shakier footing, creating a complicated economic problem that could be tricky to solve.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Health insurance coverage could also prove tricky.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Hinton challenged the optimistic visions promoted by Silicon Valley leaders, suggesting that much of the upbeat narrative about AI’s societal benefits is, at best, misleading.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Others take the idea further by filling a clear lamp base with thread remnants, transforming scraps into a functional piece of art that glows with crafty charm.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Judge has been crafty on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 15 attempts.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On this occasion, Fernandez’s cross flies over Cucurella and straight into the thick of the action, where Joao Pedro’s cunning movement creates space to get his header away.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bening will costar on the series as Beulah Jackson, who's described as the powerful, cunning, and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The finale opens with a sneaky cello solo answered by a mischievous violin line.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Both teams are desperate to avoid an 0-2 start, and Johnson’s return adds another layer of intrigue to a sneaky-big early season matchup.
    Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His celebration was subtle yet suave, a drop of his bat with a flick of his wrist.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This is clearly a quick screen and may not pick up more subtle issues.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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