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

A man who worked in the ticketing industry for almost 40 years showed us how he infiltrated a secret online group that claims to have secured thousands of tickets using underhand methods.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

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

Finally, the coach held a ball high over his head and announced: “Wouldn’t want anyone else in the world leading us,” and flipped an underhand pass to Stafford as the team erupted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

It also marked the start of a war between the two that became increasingly bitter, underhand, and often ridiculous.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Vocabulary lists containing underhand

Physical Education - Introductory

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