Antonyms for underhand

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-der-hand

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌhænd

Definition of underhand

Origin : Old English under hand "in subjection," from under + hand. Sense of "secret, stealthy, surreptitious" first recorded 1530s. For sense development, cf. Middle Dutch onderhanden "by degrees, slowly," Dutch onderhandsch "secret, private." The adjective is attested from 1540s.

adj deceitful

Example sentences :

You know I don't want to mix myself up with your underhand dealings.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

And he recalled his own bootless wickedness and underhand intrigues.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Depend upon it, there has been some underhand influence at work.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

If punished, he would continue his misdeeds in an underhand way.
Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero

Underhand, clandestine information you get is no more than dishonesty on your part.
Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter

I object as much, if not more, to his underhand concealment of this, than I do to the fact itself.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

"Probably he was up to some underhand work," observed Walsh.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope

The offices which I have myself obtained I never strove for by any underhand means.
Extract from : « Meditations » by Marcus Aurelius

I do not wish to employ strong language, but I do consider it underhand.
Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

But if she wants to do underhand things she should change her bonnet and cloak.
Extract from : « The Bishop's Secret » by Fergus Hume

Synonyms for underhand

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