trickishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickishness
Noun
  • No, the movies in the novel are real, the suffering is real, the evasions and duplicities are real.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • That yearning involves no duplicity or threats to others.
    Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • The chief specimen here (played by MMA fighter Chi Lewis-Parry) is a massive beast whose brute strength is matched by his cunning.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • On the other end of the spectrum was the more docile Kelly who often felt conflicted when her morals clashed with the cunning needed to succeed in the game.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Opening pages show Toews’ characteristic wit and guile squaring off against extraordinary pain.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • Getting to the knockout phase will take guile as much as craft, something the Dutch boast in abundance.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Board meetings saw jeering, insults and accusations of dishonesty as members spoke, and frustrated parents accused leadership of lying and maliciously molding the process to a preferred outcome.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • What looks like dishonesty is often an attempt to catch up.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • The nation has now paid a steep price for its deceit and deception.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
  • Kids can enjoy a magic show starring Christopher T. Magician and participate in various crafts and activities.
    Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Far from being some dastardly act of espionage and double-dealing, Cartwright made his fateful choice out of love.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Trickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickishness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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