All shifty synonyms
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S s adj shifty
- cunning β Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- fly-by-night β not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- fair-weather β used in or intended for fair weather only.
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- dodgy β inclined to dodge.
- mala fide β in bad faith; not genuine.
- deceitful β 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.
- mendacious β telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- disingenuous β lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- devious β 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 β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- adulterine β of or made by adulteration; fake
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- casuistic β of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- moonlighting β the light of the moon.
- in-continent β unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
adjective shifty
- dodging β Present participle of dodge.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
- evasive β Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly.
- foresworn β Simple past tense and past participle of foreswear.
- guileful β insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- exploitative β In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- wiggly β wiggling: a wiggly child.
- contriving β to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- casuistical β Casuistic.
- elusive β Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- impostrous β (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
adv shifty
- insidiously β intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- cunningly β skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- craftily β skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
noun shifty
- insidiousness β intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- caginess β cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- foxiness β The characteristic or quality of being foxy.
- evasiveness β The quality of being evasive.
- indirectness β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- craftiness β skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- furtiveness β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- defrauding β Present participle of defraud.
- entrapping β Present participle of entrap.
- indirection β indirect action or procedure.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- criminality β the state or quality of being criminal
- deviousness β The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
- cozening β Present participle of cozen.
- hocuspocus β Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
adverb shifty
- foxily β In a foxy manner.