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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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The hosts lacked the guile to unlock a stubborn defence once again in the second half - just a week after failing to find the back of the net against bottom of the table Wolves.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

A winning combination of discipline and guile from the spinners put Bangladesh in a great position as, for the third time in four World Cup matches, South Africa's top-order crumbled.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

I had never before seen him smile without guile.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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