de·vi·ous
de·vi·ous/ˈdēvēəs/
adjective
- showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals."he's as devious as a politician needs to be"synonyms: underhand, underhanded, deceitful, dishonest, dishonorable, disreputable, unethical, unprincipled, immoral, unscrupulous, fraudulent, cheating, dubious, dirty, unfair, treacherous, duplicitous, double-dealing, Janus-faced, below the belt, two-timing, two-faced, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, crafty, cunning, calculating, artful, conniving, scheming, designing, sly, wily, guileful, tricky, sneaky, sneaking, furtive, secret, secretive, clandestine, surreptitious, covert, veiled, shrouded, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hole-and-corner, hidden, back-alley, backstairs, under the table, conspiratorial, snide, snidey, crooked, shady, bent, lowdown, murky, fishy, dodgy, shonky, slim
- (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way."they arrived at the town by a devious route"synonyms: circuitous, roundabout, indirect, meandering, winding, serpentine, tortuous, rambling, anfractuous
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May 27, 2024 · When devious was first used in the 16th century, it implied a literal wandering off the way, suggesting something that meandered or had no fixed ...
devious adjective (NOT DIRECT). not direct: He took a rather devious route which avoids the downtown area.
not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth. Synonyms: sly, artful, crafty, cunning, subtle ...
Newman was certainly devious, prepared to say one thing in print and something quite different in private. Synonyms: sly, scheming, calculating, tricky More ...
adjective. deviating from a straight course. “a scenic but devious route”. synonyms: circuitous, roundabout · adjective. indirect in departing from the accepted ...
DEVIOUS meaning: 1 : willing to lie and trick people in order to get what is wanted; 2 : not straight or direct having many twists and turns.
devious · behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something synonym deceitful, underhand. a devious politician; He got rich ...
Other words for devious ; 1, roundabout, tortuous, involved ; 4, subtle, cunning, crafty, artful, sly ...
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