Textual thesaurus for "cunning"

(adj) clever, ingenious

showing inventiveness and skill

a clever gadget; the cunning maneuvers leading to his success; an ingenious solution to the problem

(adj) tricksy, tricky, foxy, knavish, dodgy, crafty, wily, slick, sly, guileful

marked by skill in deception

cunning men often pass for wise; deep political machinations; a foxy scheme; a slick evasive answer; sly as a fox; tricky Dick; a wily old attorney

(adj) cute

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

a cute kid with pigtails; a cute little apartment; cunning kittens; a cunning baby

(noun) slyness, wiliness, guile, foxiness, craft, craftiness

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception