TRICKSY Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

tricksy

adjective

ˈtrik-sē

as in difficult

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

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as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction

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Recent Examples of tricksy The structure is a bit tricksier, flipping between the present — which finds our two inevitable lovers estranged and in their early thirties — and a staggered series of flashbacks catching up to it. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 Such films sometimes feel like tricksy technical experiments. —

The Economist, 18 June 2020

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Some organizers say America's complicated and at times difficult history is being glossed over by fireworks and flag-waving ‒ or that it's being politicized by an administration that has actively worked to advance its version of history.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 June 2026
The move gives Marte another chance to work his way back to the major leagues after a difficult stretch that included a brief stop with the Cincinnati Reds organization earlier this year before a cut.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026