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playing politics

ADJECTIVE

devious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculating deceitful duplicitous fraudulent insidious insincere shrewd sly sneaky underhanded wily

WEAK

artful crooked double-dealing errant erring evasive faking one out fishy foxy guileful indirect not straightforward oblique obliquitous playing games put on roundabout scheming shady shifty sneaking surreptitious treacherous tricky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fair forthright frank honest naive open sincere

WEAK

artless direct straight straightforward trustworthy truthful

Example Sentences

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“I’m not interested in playing politics with the border and immigration — I’m interested in fixing it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

"This isn't playing politics - it's taking politics very seriously," he tells the Today programme.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

“Instead of playing politics with the issue, why don’t we just get together and get it done.”

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Politicians in both parties should do whatever they can to stop those killings from happening, instead of playing politics with life-or-death situations.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

There was a buzz of approval, and he added drily in English: “I’m playing politics, Evelyn.”

From The Fifth-Dimension Tube by Leinster, Murray

playing politics

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