Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for skullduggery. Search instead for skullduggeries.
Definitions

skullduggery

[skuhl-duhg-uh-ree] / skʌlˈdʌg ə ri /
NOUN
tricky behavior
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And over six seasons, the series examined the under-explored territory that lay between two world wars—a kind of historical trench in which all manner of skullduggery could fester and bloom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The false front is a bit of skullduggery that harks back to a world where conspiracy to escape detection was a part of everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Many of us like to think we could handle the pressures and skullduggery of being a traitor in the remote Scottish castle.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

To challenge that French postcolonial imperium built by cunning, corruption and covert skullduggery, Moscow needed an operative who could match Jacques Foccart’s legendary mastery of the dirty business of empire, measure for measure.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

I tell you the hull world's full of skullduggery.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood