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Definitions

guile

[gahyl] / gaɪl /
NOUN
slyness, cleverness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trickery
STRONG
artfulness artifice chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceit deception dishonesty dissimulation duplicity jive ruse sellout treachery trickiness wiliness
WEAK
dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work dissemblance double-cross foul play runaround sharp practice stab in the back
Antonyms
STRONG
forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
artlessness naïveté

Example Sentences

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Lynagh was a menace in the first half and Menoncella has grit to go with his considerable guile and grace.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Like Julien Duvivier and François Truffaut before him, Kiarostami captures their innocence and guile with righteous force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star,” wrote actor Bette Midler on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

My head swivels, but his expression is completely without guile.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.