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Synonyms for underhand

  • adjective

Most common

sneaky dishonest sly secret

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Adjective

1. Sneaky — secret; clandestine

sneaky, dishonest, sly, secret, surreptitious, covert, corrupt, fraudulent, clandestine, crooked, furtive, artful, stealthy, false, sharp, sneaking, deceitful, cunning, insidious, crafty, undercover, slinky

Other

underarm

Antonyms

over-hand, upfront

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Secret; clandestine.

Example sentences

  • secret Tom happened to let out the secret to his friends.
  • sneaky Tom told me that he thought that Mary was sneaky.
  • dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
  • sly She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
underhandsteady
secretrising
sneakyrising
dishoneststeady
slyrising
underarmrising

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

By length

3 letters
sly1
5 letters
false1, sharp1
6 letters
secret2, sneaky2, covert2, crafty2, artful2, slinky2
7 letters
corrupt2, crooked2, cunning2, furtive2
8 letters
sneaking2, stealthy2, underarm3
9 letters
dishonest3, insidious4, deceitful3
10 letters
undercover4, fraudulent3
11 letters
clandestine3
13 letters
surreptitious4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secret2 = 2 syllables).