TRICKISH Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

trickish

adjective

Definition of trickish

as in trick

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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

Definition of trick

Adjective

As kids get older, parents can be a sounding board and offer advice on how to navigate the tricky situations that inevitably come up instead of ghosting people.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
However, rivalry games, travel abroad and other factors — such as replacing the program’s longtime starting QB — may make things a little trickier as the Jayhawks attempt to bounce back from a second straight 5-7 season.

— Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricky

Adjective

Spanish officials have blamed traffickers for spreading similar misleading information, and there is a growing suspicion that Moroccan authorities initially failed to stop the crowds, intentionally allowing the surge to grow.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Pruitt’s interest in opera is genuine, but the flourish is misleading.

— Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of misleading

Adjective

A couple of hours later, Learner Tien lost to wily French veteran Adrian Mannarino.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Almost two decades ago in Germany, a particularly wily octopus named Otto short-circuited his aquarium’s electrical system by shooting jets of water at an overhead light that perhaps caused an objectionable glare.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Definition of wily

Adjective

Prince John is the cunning younger son of King Henry II whose ambition and shifting loyalties intensify the kingdom’s growing power struggle.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 July 2026
Booboo Stewart’s Jay was brought up to be a cunning thief, just like his father Jafar.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of cunning

Adjective

So the magnolia is a generalist, and the orchids are very, very specialized, sometimes in cooperative ways with their pollinators, and sometimes in sneaky exploitative ways, like pretending to be a female wasp so male wasps try and mate with you.

— Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Gu-cheon is arrogant, conspicuously misplaced in the palace hierarchy, and in some sneaky ways, dryly funny, in stark contrast to co-star Roh Yoon Seo’s more determined, earnest portrayal of court lady Saeng Gang.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of sneaky

Adjective

Unsurprisingly, employees find both subtle and significant ways to reclaim their independence.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
To finish, the server will build a tableside Hong Kong Milk Tea Tiramisu, with milk tea mascarpone Chantilly cream and lady fingers, served with a cup of subtle Hong Kong milk tea.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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