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guile

[gahyl] / gaɪl /
NOUN
slyness, cleverness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trickery
STRONG
artfulness artifice chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceit deception dishonesty dissimulation duplicity jive ruse sellout treachery trickiness wiliness
WEAK
dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work dissemblance double-cross foul play runaround sharp practice stab in the back
Antonyms
STRONG
forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
artlessness naïveté

Example Sentences

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He added: "Your lack of remorse was only matched by your guile in squeezing every last penny from one victim before moving on to the next."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Like Julien Duvivier and François Truffaut before him, Kiarostami captures their innocence and guile with righteous force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

In Year 18, Kershaw has found success “just on guile and heart,” as manager Dave Roberts described it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

There is no guile in her replies, only sincerity and truth.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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