| 单词 | double dealing |
| 释义 | (noun) Definition treacherous or deceitful behaviour There has been some double-dealing. Synonyms treachery He was wounded by the treachery of old friends. cheating betrayal She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick. deception He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. hypocrisy He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story. two-timing (informal) deceit The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. dishonesty She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence. trickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. foul play I have been the victim of foul play. duplicity He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. bad faith perfidy (literary) He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries. mendacity an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity (adjective) Slimy, double-dealing politicians have betrayed us all. Synonyms treacherous The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy. lying that lying hound cheating tricky They could encounter some tricky political manoeuvring. crooked (informal) She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities. fraudulent fraudulent claims about being a nurse two-timing (informal) dishonest He had become rich by dishonest means. hypocritical It seems hypocritical to pay someone to do the dirty work for me. wily He is an experienced and wily old statesman. swindling sneaky One kid can generally tell when another kid is sneaky. two-faced He had been devious and two-faced. deceitful The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading. untrustworthy His opponents still say he's a fundamentally untrustworthy figure. duplicitous perfidious (literary) She says that politicians are a perfidious breed. underhanded Additional synonymsin the sense of betrayal She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick. Synonyms disloyalty, sell-out (informal), deception, treason, treachery, trickery, duplicity, double-cross (informal), double-dealing, breach of trust, perfidy (literary), unfaithfulness, falseness, inconstancy in the sense of crooked Definition dishonest or illegal She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities. Synonyms dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang), shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish (archaic) in the sense of deceit Definition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness Nearby words of |
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