Synonyms of tricksy

tricksy

adjective

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• tough
• complicated
• sensitive
• tricky
• problematic
• problematical
• dodgy
• delicate
• nasty
• sticky
• problem
• touchy
• thorny
• knotty
• hairy
• catchy
• complex
• ticklish
• spiny
• hard
• serious
• prickly
• painful
• intricate
• abstruse
• troublesome
• recondite
• vexing
• stubborn
• abstract
• involved
• vexatious
• worrisome
• onerous
• inconvenient
• scabrous
• stressful
• oppressive
• exhausting
• troublous
• demanding
• burdensome
• exacting
• importunate
• discommoding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• wicked
• playful
• sly
• impish
• knavish
• prankish
• naughty
• roguish
• pixie
• rascally
• waggish
• devilish
• puckish
• cunning
• elvish
• pixieish
• scampish
• happy
• pixy
• arch
• wily
• tricky
• coy
• whimsical
• espiègle
• teasing
• crafty
• frisky
• leprechaunish
• coltish
• frolicsome
• artful
• sportful
• lively
• lighthearted
• antic
• sportive
• kittenish
• spirited
• sprightly
• energetic
• troublemaking
• misbehaving
• trickish
• pestering
• gay
• riling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grim
• solemn
• stern
• grave
• sober
• staid
• sedate

• grim
• solemn
• stern
• grave
• sober
• staid
• sedate

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