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Definitions

underhand

[uhn-der-hand] / ˈʌn dərˌhænd /
ADJECTIVE
deceitful
Synonyms
STRONG
underhanded
WEAK
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
Antonyms
WEAK
aboveboard forthright frank honest

Example Sentences

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Mick Antoniw, MS for Pontypridd and former counsel general for Wales, said he was "really quite angry because I thought it was quite an underhand memo".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Which is why, in the days immediately afterward, he then incorporated underhand flip drills into his pregame work as well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Dick Dastardly was a character in 1960s animated TV series Wacky Races - and several other cartoons and films since - who would try to win by utilising underhand tactics.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

As he was leaving the field, a frustrated López hoisted his glove high into the air with an underhand toss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Jax tosses her an easy underhand ball, and Madge catches it with a slap against leather.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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