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48 entries under adjective topic. ×
| designing(verb, design, cunning, creation) | |
| scheming(verb, dishonest, dubious, shrewd) | |
| deep(cunning, devious, scheming) | |
| diplomatic(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave) | |
| plotting(verb, planning) | |
| calculating(shrewd, subtle, tactful, suave) | |
| conniving(dishonest, dubious, shrewd, suspicious) | |
| crafty(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd) | |
| sly(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd) | |
| Machiavellian(shrewd, scheming, manipulative) | |
| artful(cunning, shrewd, subtle, tactful) | |
| astute(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave) | |
| shrewd(dishonest, cunning, dubious, suspicious) | |
| canny(cunning, shrewd, scheming, manipulative) | |
| cunning(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd) | |
| disingenuous | |
| guileful(shrewd, subtle, tactful, suave) | |
| politic(cunning, shrewd, subtle, tactful) | |
| shifty(deceitful, untrustworthy) | |
| wily(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd) |
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