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Synonyms for slyness

  • noun

Most common

craft cunning subtlety guile

All synonyms

Noun

craft, cunning, subtlety, guile, shrewdness, craftiness, wiliness, foxiness, artfulness

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state or quality of being sly.

    With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble.

Related words

Other spellings
sliness

Forms

Plural
slynesses → crafts, cunnings, subtleties, guiles…

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

Word1850 → 2019Trend
slynessrising
craftsteady
cunningrising
subtletysteady
guilerising

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

By length

5 letters
craft1, guile1
7 letters
cunning2
8 letters
subtlety3, wiliness, foxiness
10 letters
shrewdness2, craftiness, artfulness

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

In other languages

Français
cautèle
Italiano
scaltrezza