craftiest
Sneakiest of all
Craftiest is the superlative of crafty—the most cunning, shrewd, or skilled at deception.
Someone described as the craftiest is cleverest at achieving their aims through indirect or underhanded means: She was the craftiest negotiator in the room.
The word can carry grudging admiration or outright suspicion depending on context.
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
guileful · artful · sly · devious · cagey · astute · manipulative · clever
Inclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
untrustworthy · misleading · false · dissembling · two-faced · insincere · disingenuous · perfidious
Skilled at solving problems
- inventiveShowing original thought
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- creativeProducing original ideas
brilliant · original · imaginative · skillful · adept · masterful · sharp · savvy
Stealthily deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertIntentionally concealed
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- secretiveInclined to conceal
underhanded · surreptitious · clandestine · elusive · evasive · slinking · prowling · catlike
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
wily · guileful · artful · sly · devious · cagey · astute · manipulative · clever · strategic
deceitful
Inclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
fraudulent · untrustworthy · misleading · false · dissembling · two-faced · insincere · disingenuous · perfidious · lying
resourceful
Skilled at solving problems
- inventiveShowing original thought
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
creative · brilliant · original · imaginative · skillful · adept · masterful · sharp · savvy · quick-witted
sneaky
Stealthily deceptive
secretive · underhanded · surreptitious · clandestine · elusive · evasive · slinking · prowling · catlike · shadowy