35 entries under crooked topic. ×

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devious(adjective, honest, false, restrained, dishonest)
23
roundabout(adjective, dishonest, straight, deceitful)
20
circuitous(adjective, straight, deviation, bent)
17
tortuous(adjective, straight, bent, complicated)
14
meandering(adjective, bent, devious, circuitous)
12
zigzag(noun, adjective, side, deviation, bent)
10
rambling(adjective, irregular, deviation, bent)
10
sinuous(adjective, bent, devious, twisting)
9
erratic(noun, adjective, irregular, deviation)
9
twisting(noun, adjective, bent, devious)
9
winding(verb, adjective, irregular, bent)
8
deceitful(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, shrewd)
8
serpentine(adjective, bent, sly, devious)
6
ambiguous(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, unreliable)
6
tricky(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
5
duplicitous(adjective, honest, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
4
deceptive(adjective, false, restrained, dishonest, cunning)
3
wily(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
2
dishonest(adjective, false, cunning, deceitful, shrewd)
2
dishonorable(evil, corrupt, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
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