All foxy synonyms
fox·y
F f adjective foxy
- shrewd — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- experienced — Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
- foxlike — any of several carnivores of the dog family, especially those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail.
- canine — Canine means relating to dogs.
- pungent — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
adj foxy
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- cunning — Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- insidious — intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- slick — smooth and glossy; sleek.
- sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- subtle — thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- vulpine — of or resembling a fox.
- wily — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- retiary — using a net or any entangling device.