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Antonyms for be guile
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : bih-gahyl |
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈgaɪl |
- abandon
- abet
- advise
- aid
- allow
- anger
- annoy
- antagonize
- assist
- be direct
- be honest
- be open
- be serious
- be truthful
- be upright
- bear
- bobble
- bore
- bother
- bully
- calm
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- come clean
- comfort
- confront
- contribute
- counsel
- create
- deaden
- deny
- depress
- destroy
- deter
- disappoint
- disclaim
- discourage
- disenchant
- disentangle
- disenthrall
- disgust
- disillusion
- disinterest
- disorganize
- displease
- disregard
- dissuade
- distress
- disturb
- dull
- eject
- encounter
- encourage
- exalt
- exclude
- explain
- face
- fail
- flatter
- force
- forget
- free
- frustrate
- give
- give birth
- give up
- guard
- help
- hold
- incite
- irritate
- keep
- keep to
- lead
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- maintain
- make happy
- make mad
- meet
- misconceive
- misguide
- mishandle
- mislead
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not care
- not use
- offend
- offer
- pain
- permit
- please
- praise
- prevent
- protect
- push
- recall
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remain
- renounce
- repay
- repel
- repulse
- retract
- reveal
- revoke
- shun
- soothe
- stand
- stay
- stop
- straighten
- support
- take on
- tell truth
- threaten
- tire
- trouble
- turn away
- turn off
- untangle
- untwist
- upset
- warn
- weary
- worry
Definition of be guile
Origin :- early 13c., from be- + guile (v.). Related: Beguiled; beguiling.
- As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
- As in juggle : verb mislead, falsify; handle several things at once
- As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
- As in lie : verb tell an untruth
- As in lure : verb attract, seduce
- As in maneuver : verb plan, scheme
- As in manipulate : verb change to suit one's desire
- As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
- As in mock : verb deceive
- As in attract : verb draw attention
- As in play dirty : verb cheat
- As in pretend : verb fake, falsify
- As in bait : verb lure
- As in seduce : verb tempt, ensnare
- As in seduce : verb entice sexually
- As in sell/sell out : verb betray
- As in take in : verb deceive, fool
- As in trap : verb catch, snare; trick
- As in beguile : verb fool
- As in beguile : verb charm
- As in bewitch : verb charm
- As in bluff : verb deceive
- As in vamp : verb seduce
- As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
- As in blandish : verb flatter
- As in captivate : verb attract, enchant
- As in cozen : verb deceive
- As in charm : verb enchant
- As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
- As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
- As in one-up : verb trump
- As in spellbind : verb charm
- As in sweet-talk : verb coax
- As in coax : verb persuade
- As in deceive : verb mislead; be dishonest
- As in defraud : verb cheat, bilk
- As in delude : verb deceive, fool
- As in distract : verb divert attention; confuse
- As in divert : verb amuse, entertain
- As in double-cross : verb to deceive or betray someone
- As in dupe : verb fool someone
- As in enchant : verb delight, mesmerize
- As in enrapture : verb captivate
- As in entertain : verb amuse
- As in enthrall : verb captivate
- As in entice : verb allure; persuade
- As in entrap : verb capture, involve
- As in allure : verb entice
- As in fascinate : verb captivate, hold spellbound
- As in finesse : verb maneuver, manipulate
- As in appeal : verb attract, interest
Synonyms for be guile
- absorb
- abstract
- act
- addle
- affect
- agitate
- allege
- allure
- alter
- ambuscade
- ambush
- amuse
- angle
- animate
- appeal to
- apple polish
- argue into
- arm-twist
- arouse
- assume
- attach
- attract
- avoid
- baffle
- bag
- bait
- bamboozle
- banter
- barter
- bat eyes at
- be deceitful
- be hypocritical
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- beat
- beat out of
- beckon
- bedevil
- befuddle
- beguile
- belie
- bend the rules
- benet
- betray
- bewilder
- bewitch
- bilk
- blandish
- blarney
- bleed
- bluff
- bootlick
- bother
- box in
- break faith
- break one up
- break promise
- bribe
- bring
- brownnose
- BS
- buffalo
- build up
- bull
- bunco
- bunk
- burn
- butter
- butter up
- bypass
- caboodle
- cajole
- call away
- captivate
- capture
- caress
- carry away
- cast a spell on
- catch
- catch flies
- catch the eye
- challenge
- change
- charm
- cheat
- cheer
- chicane
- chisel
- chouse
- circumnavigate
- circumvent
- claim
- claim falsely
- clip
- coax
- collar
- come on
- come on to
- come up with
- comfort
- compel
- con
- concoct
- conduct
- confound
- conjure
- conspire
- contrive
- control
- cook
- corner
- corral
- counterfeit
- court
- cozen
- crack up
- cramp
- crib
- crimp
- cross
- cross up
- crowd
- dazzle
- deceive
- decoy
- defeat
- defraud
- defy
- delectate
- delight
- deliver up
- delude
- derange
- design
- detour
- detract
- devise
- diddle
- direct
- disappoint
- discompose
- disconcert
- disguise
- disinform
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- distract
- disturb
- divert
- do
- do a number on
- do number on
- do out of
- doctor
- dodge
- double deal
- double-cross
- double-deal
- drag
- draw
- draw away
- dupe
- dust
- ecstasize
- egg on
- elate
- elude
- embezzle
- embroil
- enamor
- enamour
- enchant
- endear
- engage
- engineer
- engross
- enliven
- enmesh
- enrapture
- enslave
- ensnare
- ensorcell
- entangle
- entertain
- enthrall
- entice
- entrance
- entrap
- equivocate
- escape
- evade
- exaggerate
- excite
- exert influence
- exploit
- fabricate
- fail
- fake
- fake out
- falsify
- fascinate
- fast talk
- feign
- fence
- fib
- finagle
- finesse
- fire
- fish
- fix
- flatter
- fleece
- flimflam
- flirt
- fluster
- foil
- fool
- forswear
- four-flush
- fracture one
- frame
- fraud
- freak out
- frenzy
- frustrate
- fudge
- fun
- get
- get around
- get next to
- get one's jollies
- give away
- give bum steer
- give the come-on
- give up
- gladden
- go around
- go back on
- go over big
- gouge
- grab
- gratify
- grip
- guide
- gull
- gyp
- hand a line
- handle
- harass
- haul
- have
- hex
- hit below the belt
- hit on
- hoax
- hold
- hold spellbound
- honey
- hoodwink
- hook
- hornswoggle
- hose
- humbug
- humor
- hypnotize
- illude
- impersonate
- implicate
- importune
- impose on
- impose upon
- induce
- indulge
- infatuate
- influence
- inspire
- inspirit
- interest
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- inveigle
- invent
- invite
- jape
- jawbone
- jazz
- jerk around
- jest
- jive
- jockey
- joke
- jolly
- josh
- juggle
- kid
- kill
- kindle
- knock 'em dead
- knock dead
- knock out
- land
- lay claim
- lay for
- lay it on thick
- lead astray
- lead away
- lead on
- lead up garden path
- leave holding the bag
- let down
- let on
- lie
- lure
- machinate
- madden
- magnetize
- make a hit with
- make believe
- make fun of
- make happy
- make merry
- make out
- make sport of
- make up to
- malign
- malinger
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- masquerade
- massage
- mesmerize
- milk
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- mix up
- mock
- modify
- mold
- mousetrap
- move
- nab
- nail
- navigate
- negotiate
- net
- occupy
- oil
- operate
- outflank
- outfox
- outwit
- overdo it
- overdraw
- overpower
- overreach
- overtake
- overwhelm
- palter
- panic
- pass off
- pass oneself off as
- perform magic
- perjure
- perplex
- persuade
- pervert
- pester
- phony
- pilfer
- pique
- plague
- plant
- play
- play false
- play for a sucker
- play games
- play joke on
- play trick on
- play up to
- please
- plot
- possess
- preoccupy
- press
- prestidigitate
- pretend
- prevail on
- prevail upon
- prevaricate
- prevent
- proceed
- profess
- promote
- provoke
- psych out
- pull
- pull fast one
- pull one's leg
- pull something
- pull something funny
- pull strings
- pull wires
- pull wool over eyes
- purport
- push
- push around
- put 'em away
- put horns on
- put on
- put one over
- put the whammy on
- put under a spell
- put under magic spell
- put up a front
- puzzle
- queer
- rag
- rat on
- ravish
- razz
- ream
- recreate
- reel in
- regale
- rejoice
- relax
- rib
- rig
- rip off
- rivet
- roast
- rob
- rook
- rope
- rope in
- rub the right way
- ruin
- sandbag
- satisfy
- scam
- score
- screw
- seduce
- sell
- sell down the river
- sell out
- send
- set up
- shaft
- sham
- shape
- shave
- shift
- short
- shuck
- shuck and jive
- shuffle
- shun
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- simulate
- skin
- skirt
- slay
- snag
- snare
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- soften up
- solace
- solicit
- soothe
- spell
- spellbind
- split
- spoof
- spread it on
- stab in the back
- stack the cards
- stall
- stave off
- steer
- steer clear of
- stick
- stiff
- stimulate
- stir
- stonewall
- stretch the rules
- string along
- stroke
- stump
- stymie
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- suck in
- suck up to
- sucker
- sucker into
- surprise
- surrender
- sweep off feet
- sweep off one's feet
- sweet talk
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- swindle
- take
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for a ride
- take for ride
- take in
- take out
- take to cleaners
- take to the cleaner's
- talk into
- tamper with
- tangle
- tantalize
- tease
- tempt
- thrill
- throw off
- thwart
- tickle
- tickle pink
- tickle to death
- titillate
- toll
- torment
- train
- trammel
- transfix
- transport
- trap
- trick
- trim
- trip up
- trouble
- turn aside
- turn on
- turn one on
- two-time
- unbalance
- unhinge
- upstage
- urge
- use
- vamp
- victimize
- violate
- voodoo
- wangle
- ward off
- wheedle
- whitewash
- wile
- win
- win over
- witch
- work
- work on
- work over
- worm
- wow
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