Synonyms for craftiness

Most common

craft · cunning · subtlety · guile

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Skill in deception, slyness.

Forms

Plural

craftinesses → cunnings, crafts, guiles, subtleties…

Example sentences

• craft Flower arranging is a traditional craft in Japan.
• cunning Tuaregs have a reputation for bravery and cunning.
• subtlety Subtlety has never been your strong suit.
• guile I refuse to be taken in by her guile.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

art¹

5 letters

craft¹, guile¹

7 letters

cunning², slyness²

8 letters

subtlety³, artifice³, wiliness, foxiness

10 letters

shrewdness², astuteness³, artfulness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cunning² = 2 syllables).