24
shifty(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, tricky)
19
deceitful(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, dubious)
16
elusive(adjective, seek, deceitful, dubious, tricky)
15
sly(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, tricky)
15
slippery(adjective, false, uncertain, seek, deceitful)
14
devious(adjective, false, deceitful, dubious, tricky)
13
cunning(adjective, cunning, deceitful, tricky, untrustworthy)
13
equivocal(adjective, clear, obscure, false, uncertain)
13
ambiguous(adjective, false, uncertain, careful, doubtful)
12
indirect(adjective, deceitful, tricky)
12
tricky(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, untrustworthy)
10
misleading(adjective, false, deceitful, tricky, deceptive)
10
vague(adjective, uncertain, careful, doubtful, deceitful)
10
deceptive(adjective, false, dishonest, reasoning, deceitful)
10
oblique(adjective, deceitful, tricky)
9
dishonest(adjective, deceitful, dubious, unreliable, falsehood)
9
false(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, falsehood, slick)
8
equivocating(adjective, false, deceitful, tricky)
8
underhand(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, dubious)
8
underhanded(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, tricky)
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