Synonyms for artful
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ingenious — skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning
ingenious, cunning, crafty, sly, foxy, shrewd, astute, wily, deceitful, scheming, devious, tricky, dexterous, dextrous UK, designing, tricksy, sharp, insidious, cute, snaky, deep, underhand, guileful
Other
adroit, disingenuous, precious, pawky UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
Related words
- Word family
- artfully artfulness
- Phrases
- artful dodger
Example sentences
- cunning Tuaregs have a reputation for bravery and cunning.
- sly She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.
- ingenious The ingenious boy won a prize for his invention.
- crafty Crafty is the Lord, but malicious He is not.
- disingenuous Tom was either being naïve or disingenuous.
- adroit Kaya was rather adroit at managing conflicts between her employees.
By length
- 3 letters
- sly1
- 4 letters
- deep1, cute1, foxy2, wily2
- 5 letters
- sharp1, snaky, pawky
- 6 letters
- tricky2, crafty2, shrewd1, astute2, adroit2
- 7 letters
- cunning2, devious3, tricksy
- 8 letters
- precious2, scheming2, dextrous2, guileful
- 9 letters
- designing3, ingenious3, insidious4, deceitful3, underhand, dexterous
- 12 letters
- disingenuous5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foxy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- artificieux
- Español
- artificioso
- Català
- artificiós