Synonyms of underhand

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adjective

1

as in deceptive

given to or marked by cheating and deception

willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceptive
• fraudulent
• shady
• crooked
• dishonest
• underhanded
• fast
• duplicitous
• rogue
• shifty
• false
• guileful
• bent
• artful
• sharp
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• unethical
• double-dealing
• deceitful
• cunning
• treacherous
• subtle
• deceiving
• sly
• unconscionable
• devious
• wily
• sneaky
• slick
• delusive
• crafty
• perfidious
• insidious
• slippery
• cagey
• furtive
• deluding
• delusory
• tricky
• sneaking
• beguiling
• cagy
• foxy
• defrauding
• trickish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honest
• straight
• ethical
• honorable
• aboveboard
• scrupulous
• upright
• decent
• just
• straightforward
• conscientious
• forthright

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• honest
• straight
• ethical
• honorable
• aboveboard
• scrupulous
• upright
• decent
• just
• straightforward
• conscientious
• forthright

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as in clandestine

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

the congressman's underhand attempt to slip several pork barrel items into the bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clandestine
• sneak
• covert
• undercover
• underground
• sneaking
• underhanded
• private
• surreptitious
• stealth
• backstairs
• sneaky
• furtive
• secret
• stealthy
• hole-and-corner
• privy
• undisclosed
• hush-hush
• confidential
• hugger-mugger
• behind-the-scenes
• hidden
• restricted
• classified
• top secret
• secreted
• back-channel
• off-the-record
• concealed
• closed-door
• off-the-books
• subterranean
• unadvertised
• unexposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• overt
• public
• open
• avowed
• straightforward
• obvious
• acknowledged
• undisguised
• plain
• aboveboard
• evident
• unrestricted
• unconcealed
• clear
• unclassified
• manifest
• patent

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• overt
• public
• open
• avowed
• straightforward
• obvious
• acknowledged
• undisguised
• plain
• aboveboard
• evident
• unrestricted
• unconcealed
• clear
• unclassified
• manifest
• patent

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underhand

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adverb

as in underhanded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• underhanded
• underhandedly
• underground
• stealthily
• undercover
• furtively
• secretively
• surreptitiously
• sneakily
• covertly
• collusively
• clandestinely
• conspiratorially
• à deux
• offstage
• offscreen
• inwardly
• tête-à-tête
• sotto voce
• secretly
• privately
• intimately
• backstage
• confidentially
• in camera

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• publicly
• openly

• publicly
• openly