40
sly(adjective, sharp, false, corrupt, negative)
32
tricky(adjective, person, sharp, fake, false)
30
crafty(adjective, sharp, negative, dishonest, cunning)
30
shifty(noun, adjective, honest, false, dishonest)
26
foxy(adjective, negative, cunning, deceitful, shrewd)
26
cunning(adjective, person, false, negative, behavior)
24
indirect(adjective, honest, false, restrained, dishonest)
20
deceitful(noun, adjective, fake, false, corrupt)
20
dishonest(adjective, fake, nasty, false, corrupt)
20
roundabout(adjective, straight, deceitful, bent, indirect)
19
artful(adjective, sharp, negative, cunning, sly)
18
crooked(adjective, mean, fake, base, false)
18
wily(adjective, sharp, false, negative, sensitive)
18
oblique(adjective, false, dishonest, straight, deceitful)
18
scheming(adjective, negative, cunning, deceitful, shrewd)
18
underhand(adjective, honest, corrupt, dishonest, cunning)
17
slippery(adjective, false, uncertain, negative, dishonest)
16
circuitous(adjective, straight, deviation, bent, crooked)
16
shrewd(adjective, sharp, negative, cunning, deceitful)
15
tortuous(adjective, straight, bent, crooked, ambiguous)
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