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underhand

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of underhand

1 given to or marked by cheating and deception

  • willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win
Synonyms of underhand

bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhanded
Words Related to underhand

unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false

artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily

defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky

insidious, perfidious, treacherous
Near Antonyms of underhand

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward
Antonyms of underhand

aboveboard, honest, straight

2 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 of underhand

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhanded
Words Related to underhand

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed
Near Antonyms of underhand

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
Antonyms of underhand

open, overt, public

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