Synonyms for devious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dee-vee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi vi əs |
Top 10 synonyms for devious Other synonyms for the word devious
- ambiguous
- artful
- bending
- confounding
- confusing
- crooked
- curving
- detouring
- deviating
- digressing
- digressory
- diverting
- double-dealing
- errant
- erratic
- erring
- evasive
- excursive
- faking one out
- fishy
- flexuous
- foxy
- guileful
- indirect
- not straightforward
- oblique
- obliquitous
- obscure
- out-of-the-way
- playing games
- playing politics
- put on
- rambling
- remote
- removed
- roundabout
- scheming
- serpentine
- shady
- shifty
- sneaking
- sneaky
- straying
- surreptitious
- tortuous
- treacherous
- tricky
- twisting
- underhanded
- wandering
- wily
Définition of devious
Origin :- 1590s, "out of the way," from Latin devius "out of the way, remote, off the main road," from de via (see deviate). Originally in the Latin literal sense; figurative sense of "deceitful" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Deviously; deviousness. Figurative senses of the Latin word were "retired, sequestered, wandering in the byways, foolish, inconsistent."
- adj dishonest, crafty
- adj crooked; indirect
- In arriving at this decision her mind traveled a number of devious roads.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- We will go by devious ways, and so, I hope, will reach Sherwood in safety.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- I have approached by the most devious and undiscovered paths.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- He might approach the subject by these devious ways, he told himself.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- Perplexed by his devious ramble, he was more at fault than ever.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
- They returned to the carriage by devious paths; when they were in, she said, "But couldn't you get it renewed?"
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- And to that devious course the Government had already been driven.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- From afar, scared groups of men and women watched his devious progress.
- Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad
- The walks meandered about in the most winding and devious ways.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
- Some of the ways were devious and not suitable for publicity.
- Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
Antonyms for devious
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