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de·vi·ous
 devious
- pronunciation:
- di
vi
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout.
He returned home by a devious route.- synonyms:
- circuitous, indirect, roundabout, winding
- antonyms:
- direct, straightforward
- similar words:
- serpentine, snaky, zigzag
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| definition 2: |
not open, honest, or straightforward; sneaky; underhanded.
Cheating is a devious way to win.- synonyms:
- crooked, dishonest, duplicitous, sinuous, sneaky, tricky, underhanded
- antonyms:
- direct, straightforward
- similar words:
- deceitful, insidious, insinuating, serpentine, snaky, subtle, tortuous, underhand
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| related words: |
calculating, circuitous, circular, crooked, dishonest, foxy, furtive, shifty, sly, tricky, two-faced, wily |
| derivations: |
deviously (adv.), deviousness (n.) |
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