34
cunning(adjective, sly, sneaky, guile, insidiousness)
31
deceitful(adjective, dishonest, sly, cunning, guile)
27
wily(adjective, sly, crafty, cunning, sneaky)
26
treacherous(adjective, dishonest, sly, tricky, disloyal)
26
tricky(adjective, sly, cunning, guile, insidiousness)
26
crafty(adjective, sly, cunning, sneaky, guile)
24
sly(adjective, cunning, devious, sneaky, guile)
23
artful(adjective, sly, cunning, sneaky, guile)
20
subtle(adjective, cunning, guile, insidiousness, characteristic)
18
guileful(adjective, sneaky, guile, insidiousness, characteristic)
17
dishonest(adjective, characteristic, tricky, sneaky, guile)
17
underhand(adjective, deceitful, characteristic, cunning, guile)
16
designing(adjective, cunning, tricky, guile, insidiousness)
16
perfidious(adjective, characteristic, tricky, sneaky, guile)
16
slick(adjective, guile, insidiousness, characteristic, smooth)
15
foxy(adjective, shrewd, sneaky, tricky, characteristic)
15
crooked(adjective, cunning, tricky, sneaky, guile)
14
sneaky(adjective, characteristic, informal, guile, insidiousness)
14
stealthy(adjective, sneaky, guile, insidiousness, characteristic)
13
deceptive(adjective, dishonest, guile, insidiousness, characteristic)
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