All wily synonyms

adjective wily

• 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.
• sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
• guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
• 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.
• scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
• sneaky — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
• shrewd — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
• 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.
• clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
• cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
• crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
• shifty — resourceful; fertile in expedients.
• underhanded — underhand.
• arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
• artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
• crazy like a fox — (Idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
• 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.
• deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
• deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
• designing — artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
• foxy — foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
• greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
• insidious — intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
• intriguing — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
• sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• slick — smooth and glossy; sleek.
• slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
• smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
• streetwise — street-smart.
• tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.