craftiness
Wily, scheming nature
Craftiness is the quality of being skilled at deception or manipulation to achieve one's goals.
Unlike straightforward cleverness, craftiness carries a negative connotation—it suggests someone who uses cunning and guile rather than honest means.
His craftiness in negotiations left everyone feeling cheated.
A crafty person might be admired for their resourcefulness but distrusted for their methods.
Keen practical judgment
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- wilesDeceptive stratagems
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
slyness · foxiness · caginess · guile · artfulness · subtlety · savvy · sharpness
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
fraud · chicanery · artifice · underhandedness · imposture · pretense · dissembling · feint
Clever, original thinking
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
adroitness · skillfulness · creativity · adeptness · expertise · proficiency · finesse · artistry
shrewdness
Keen practical judgment
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- wilesDeceptive stratagems
wiliness · slyness · foxiness · caginess · guile · artfulness · subtlety · savvy · sharpness · canniness
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
manipulation · fraud · chicanery · artifice · underhandedness · imposture · pretense · dissembling · feint · bluff
ingenuity
Clever, original thinking
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
dexterity · adroitness · skillfulness · creativity · adeptness · expertise · proficiency · finesse · artistry · talent
fox
Cunning wild canine
Anansi · Odysseus · Reynard · Br'er Rabbit · rogue · schemer · grifter · hustler · swindler · charlatan
craftinesshonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
sincerity · integrity · truthfulness · candor · guilelessness
craftinessingenuousness
Innocent frankness, without cunning
naivety · guilelessness · artlessness · innocence · simplicity
craftinessforthrightness
Quality of being direct
directness · frankness · candor · openness · straightforwardness
craft, crafty, witchcraft, crafted, craftsman, drafting, craftsmanship, handicraft, crafting