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wile
Synonyms and Antonyms of wile
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a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
sleight of hand
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the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
artfulness, caginess (also cageyness), craftiness, cunning, deviousness, foxiness, oiliness, shadiness, sharpness, shiftiness, shrewdness, slickness, slipperiness, slyness, sneakiness, treachery, underhandedness, wiliness
crookedness, crookery, cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, deceptiveness, dishonesty, dissimulation, double-dealing, dupery, duplicity, guile, guilefulness, hypocrisy, insincerity
Synonym Discussion of wile
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- the tricks of the trade
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- the ruses of smugglers
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- the stratagem-filled game
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- last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy
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- the clever artifices of the stage
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- used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself
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- a feint toward the enemy's left flank
wile
Synonyms and Antonyms of wile
to attract or delight as if by magic
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