All underhanded synonyms
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U u adv underhanded
- insidiously β intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- in secret β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- basely β morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- malevolently β wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- falsely β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- disproportionately β not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- in confidence β full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
- crookedly β not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- deceivingly β to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- maliciously β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- immensely β vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- behind someone's back β without someone's knowledge or consent
- illegally β forbidden by law or statute.
- in camera β a judge's private office.
adjective underhanded
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
- exploitative β In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- backhanded β A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- cheating β an instance of rule-breaking
- foul β grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- falsehearted β Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- impostrous β (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
- wily β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- incog β Incognito.
adj underhanded
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- false-hearted β having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
- backstairs β a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
- 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.
- 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.
- mythomaniac β lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- disingenuous β lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- backdoor β You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- dastardly β If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone.
- double-dealing β duplicity; treachery; deception.
- machiavellian β of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- casuistic β of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- 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.
- imposturous β the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- crazy like a fox β (Idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
- furtive β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- deceptive β If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
adverb underhanded
- craftily β skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- faithlessly β In a faithless manner.
- dishonestly β In a dishonest manner.
- dishonorably β In a dishonorable manner.
- extravagantly β With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- dishonourably β (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- falseheartedly β In a falsehearted manner.