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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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

Dick Dastardly was a character in 1960s animated TV series Wacky Races - and several other cartoons and films since - who would try to win by utilising underhand tactics.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

One bailiff said he was incentivised to use underhand tactics.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

With 11:46 left, Fifita attempted to escape a Ralen Goforth sack with an underhand flip to tight end Tanner McLachlan.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Although she throws underhand and not hard, she never misses.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

underhand

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