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playing games

ADJECTIVE

devious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculating deceitful duplicitous fraudulent insidious insincere shrewd sly sneaky underhanded wily

WEAK

artful crooked double-dealing errant erring evasive faking one out fishy foxy guileful indirect not straightforward oblique obliquitous playing politics put on roundabout scheming shady shifty sneaking surreptitious treacherous tricky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fair forthright frank honest naive open sincere

WEAK

artless direct straight straightforward trustworthy truthful

Example Sentences

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Later life enrichment, starting around age 80, focused on activities such as reading, writing, and playing games, along with income from Social Security, retirement, and other sources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The guidance suggests "screen swaps" - taking screens away to read stories together or playing games.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Similarly, if you’d like to focus the day on playing games and experiencing human-powered carnival rides, I’d recommend doing that first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Many autism centers billed Medicaid at more than $50 an hour for autism “treatment” when children were playing games, napping or eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

I’ve just rescued my Sim from doing homework too while Dylan’s Sim lounges around playing games on the laptop.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

playing games

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