48 entries under adjective topic. ×

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designing(verb, design, cunning, creation)
8
scheming(verb, dishonest, dubious, shrewd)
5
deep(cunning, devious, scheming)
5
diplomatic(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
5
plotting(verb, planning)
4
calculating(shrewd, subtle, tactful, suave)
4
conniving(dishonest, dubious, shrewd, suspicious)
4
crafty(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
4
sly(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
3
Machiavellian(shrewd, scheming, manipulative)
3
artful(cunning, shrewd, subtle, tactful)
3
astute(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
3
shrewd(dishonest, cunning, dubious, suspicious)
2
canny(cunning, shrewd, scheming, manipulative)
2
cunning(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
2
disingenuous
2
guileful(shrewd, subtle, tactful, suave)
2
politic(cunning, shrewd, subtle, tactful)
2
shifty(deceitful, untrustworthy)
2
wily(dishonest, cunning, dubious, shrewd)
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