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underhand
adjective as in deceitful
Strong match
Weak matches
- clandestine
- concealed
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceptive
- devious
- dirty-dealing
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- double-crossing
- duplicitous
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- hush-hush
- indirect
- insidious
- oblique
- on the Q.T.
- on the quiet
- secret
- secretive
- shady
- shifty
- slippery
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- stealthy
- sub-rosa
- surreptitious
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- under wraps
- undercover
- unethical
- unfair
- unjust
- unscrupulous
- wily
Example Sentences
However, he had "suffered a 'vicious, underhand and pre-meditated attack' and will now never get that opportunity," said Ms Purser.
They all know that every French political party has resorted to similar underhand methods in the past.
"We think bruises are the problem but underhand psychological violence is the issue in many situations," she said.
Right now, there is: Intrigue, plotting, phone calls, quiet chats, guesswork and claims of underhand tactics.
As he was leaving the field, a frustrated López hoisted his glove high into the air with an underhand toss.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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