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tricksy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tricksy

1 requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious

Synonyms of tricksy

catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricky

Words Related to tricksy

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious

problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome

burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms of tricksy

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

2 tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction

Synonyms of tricksy

arch, devilish, elvish, espiègle, impish, knavish, leprechaunish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, prankish, puckish, rascally, roguish, scampish, sly, waggish, wicked

Words Related to tricksy

antic, coltish, coy, frisky, frolicsome, kittenish, playful, sportful, sportive

gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical

energetic, lively, spirited, sprightly

artful, crafty, cunning, trickish, tricky, wily

misbehaving, naughty, troublemaking

pestering, riling, teasing

Near Antonyms of tricksy

grave, grim, sedate, sober, solemn, staid, stern

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