Synonyms for underhandedness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : uhn-der-han-did |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˈhæn dɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for underhandedness Other synonyms for the word underhandedness
- cunning
- deceit
- deviousness
- dishonesty
- double-dealing
- duplicity
- faithlessness
- falsehood
- falsity
- flimflam
- fourberie
- fraud
- fraudulence
- graft
- guile
- hanky-panky
- hocus-pocus
- improbity
- infamy
- infidelity
- insidiousness
- mendacity
- perfidiousness
- perfidy
- racket
- rascality
- shadiness
- sharp practice
- shiftiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- stealing
- swindle
- treachery
- trickery
- trickiness
- unscrupulousness
- wiliness
Définition of underhandedness
Origin :- in reference to a throw, etc., c.1822, from underhand. As "in secret," from 1825; as "with too few people," from 1834.
- noun indirection
- The game that he feared and that he hated was the one of underhandedness, of lies, of treachery, of bribery.
- Extract from : « Istar of Babylon » by Margaret Horton Potter
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