Synonyms of the word

guile

• n. (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
• n. Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
• v. to deceive, to beguile.

astuteness

• n. The quality of being astute.

chicane

• n. (road transport, motor racing) A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a vehicular path, especially…
• n. (bridge) The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honours.
• n. Chicanery.
• v. (intransitive) To use chicanery, tricks or subterfuge.
• v. (transitive) To deceive.

chicanery

• n. Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• n. (countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.

craft

• n. (obsolete) Strength; power; might.
• n. (uncountable) Skill in one's work.
• n. (uncountable) Ability; dexterity; skill, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution;…
• n. (uncountable) Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness…
• n. (obsolete) A device; a means; an art; art in general.
• n. (countable, plural: crafts) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
• n. The members of a trade collectively; guild.
• n. (nautical, whaling) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily…
• n. (nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged…
• n. (figuratively) A woman.
• n. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats,…
• n. (countable, plural: craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
• n. (countable, plural: crafts) A particular kind of skilled work.
• v. To make by hand and with much skill.
• v. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing".
• v. (video games) to combine multiple items to form a new item.

craftiness

• n. Skill in deception, slyness.

cunning

• adj. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
• adj. (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
• adj. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
• adj. (US, colloquial, dated) Cute, appealing.
• n. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
• n. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
• n. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being…
• n. The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
• n. (obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).

deceit

• n. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• n. An act of deceiving someone.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
• n. (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or…

deceitfulness

• n. The state or quality of being deceitful.

deception

• n. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

disingenuousness

• n. The state or quality of being disingenuous.

dissembling

• n. The action of the verb dissemble.
• v. present participle of dissemble.

dissimulation

• n. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
• n. Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

foxiness

• n. The characteristic or quality of being foxy.

perspicaciousness

• n. Perspicacity.

perspicacity

• n. Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
• n. The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
• n. (obsolete) Keen eyesight.

shenanigan

• n. (countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.
• n. (rare) singular of shenanigans.

shrewdness

• n. The quality of being shrewd.
• n. An invented collective name for a group of apes.

slyness

• n. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sly.
• n. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

trickery

• n. (uncountable) Deception or underhanded behavior.
• n. (uncountable) The art of dressing up; imposture.
• n. (uncountable) Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
• n. (countable) An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.

wile

• n. (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice.
• v. To entice or lure.
• v. Archaic form of while, "to pass the time".

wiliness

• n. deceitful cleverness or shrewdness.