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View usage for: (waɪli) Word forms: comparative wilier, superlative wiliestadjectiveIf you describe someone or their behaviour as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people. His appointment as prime minister owed much to the wily manoeuvring of the President. Synonyms: cunning, designing, scheming, sharp More Synonyms of wily (ˈwaɪlɪ) adjectiveWord forms: wilier or wiliestcharacterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty Derived forms wiliness (ˈwiliness) noun (ˈwaɪli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈwilier or ˈwiliest full of wiles; crafty; sly SIMILAR WORDS: sly Examples of 'wily' in a sentencewily British English: wily ADJECTIVE If you describe someone or their behaviour as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people. This is a wily politician. - American English: wily
- Brazilian Portuguese: esperto
- Chinese: 狡猾的
- European Spanish: astuto
- French: rusé
- German: raffiniert
- Italian: scaltro
- Japanese: ずる賢い
- Korean: 약삭빠른
- European Portuguese: esperto
- Latin American Spanish: astuto
Definition sly or crafty He is an experienced and wily old statesman. Synonyms sharp intriguing arch cagey (informal) guileful Opposites simple , dull , straightforward , naive , honest , candid , artless , ingenuous , guileless Additional synonymsDefinition cunning the smiles and artifices of someone subtly artful Synonyms cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, clever, subtle, intriguing, tricky, shrewd, sly, wily, politic, crafty, foxy, deceitfulDefinition quick to notice or understand He made a series of astute business decisions. Synonyms intelligent, politic, bright, sharp, keen, calculating, clever, subtle, penetrating, knowing, shrewd, cunning, discerning, sly, on the ball (informal), canny, perceptive, wily, crafty, artful, insightful, foxy, adroit, sagacious (formal) Definition skilled in deception That crafty old devil had taken us all for a ride. Synonyms cunning, scheming, sly, devious, knowing, designing, sharp, calculating, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, fraudulent, canny, wily, insidious, artful, foxy, deceitful, duplicitous, tricksy, guileful- willpower
- willy-nilly
- wilt
- wily
- wimp
- win
- win someone over or round
Additional synonymsDefinition 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) Definition full of deceit The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading. Synonyms dishonest, false, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, hypocritical, counterfeit, crafty, sneaky, illusory, two-faced, disingenuous, untrustworthy, underhand, insincere, double-dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, guileful, knavish (archaic) Her worst fault is a strongly deceptive streak. Synonyms dishonest, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, hypocritical, crafty, sneaky, two-faced, disingenuous, deceitful, untrustworthy, underhand, insincere, duplicitous, guilefulDefinition cunning and scheming the wily cunning of a designing hypocrite Synonyms scheming, plotting, intriguing, crooked (informal), shrewd, conspiring, cunning, sly, astute, treacherous, unscrupulous, devious, wily, crafty, artful, conniving, Machiavellian, deceitfulDefinition sharp and cunning He is devious and very fly. Synonyms cunning, knowing, sharp, smart, careful, shrewd, astute, on the ball (informal), canny, wide-awake, nobody's fool, not born yesterday Definition of or resembling a fox, esp. in craftiness He had wary, foxy eyes. Synonyms crafty, knowing, sharp, tricky, shrewd, cunning, sly, astute, canny, devious, wily, artful, guilefulSynonyms cunning, clever, tricky, sly, treacherous, wily, crafty, artful, sneaky, foxy, deceitful, underhand, duplicitous a cold, scheming villain Synonyms calculating, cunning, sly, designing, tricky, slippery, wily, artful, conniving, Machiavellian, foxy, deceitful, underhand, duplicitous Definition looking deceitful and not to be trusted He had a shifty face and previous convictions. Synonyms untrustworthy, sly, devious, scheming, tricky, slippery, contriving, wily, crafty, evasive, furtive, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, duplicitous, fly-by-night (informal) Definition intelligent and making good judgments She's a shrewd businesswoman.a shrewd guess Synonyms astute, clever, sharp, knowing, fly (slang), keen, acute, smart, calculated, calculating, intelligent, discriminating, cunning, discerning, sly, canny, perceptive, wily, crafty, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, long-headed (rare), perspicacious (formal), sagacious (formal) Additional synonymsDefinition secretive and skilled at deception He is devious, sly and manipulative. Synonyms cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, underhand, stealthy, guilefulDefinition sly or wily They could encounter some tricky political manoeuvring. Synonyms crafty, scheming, subtle, cunning, slippery, sly, deceptive, devious, wily, artful, foxy, deceitfulDefinition sly, deceitful, and secretive The Prime Minister had been involved in underhand financial deals. Synonyms sly, secret, crooked (informal), devious, sneaky, secretive, fraudulent, treacherous, dishonest, deceptive, clandestine, unscrupulous, crafty, unethical, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, stealthy, dishonourable, below the belt (informal), underhanded |