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false(adjective, dishonest, tricky, treacherous)
12
devious(adjective, sharp, dishonest, cunning)
12
Machiavellian(adjective, guile, insidiousness, treachery)
12
disingenuous(adjective, guile, insidiousness, false)
11
surreptitious(adjective, sneaky, guile, insidiousness)
10
corrupt(adjective, tricky, sneaky, guile)
10
smooth(adjective, guile, insidiousness, mean)
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astute(adjective, cunning, smooth, sharp)
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deep(adjective, devious, cunning, smooth)
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duplicitous(adjective, tricky, sneaky, guile, insidiousness)
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arch(cunning, adjective, mean, smooth)
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sneaking(adjective, guile, insidiousness, tricky)
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beguiling(guileful, adjective, false, deceit)
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dangerous(adjective, tricky, sneaky, guile)
7
snaky(adjective, tricky, sly, devious)
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perilous(adjective, tricky, sneaky, guile)
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sinister(adjective, guile, insidiousness)
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secret(adjective, sneaky, mean, smooth)
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deceiving(adjective, deception, false, deceit)
4
delusive(adjective, mean, smooth, deception)
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