crafty
Full of guile
Crafty describes someone skilled at achieving their ends through indirect or deceptive means—clever in a scheming way: a crafty politician, a crafty negotiator.
The word carries a hint of admiration for the cleverness alongside disapproval of the methods.
In British informal usage, crafty can simply mean cleverly skillful: a crafty little gadget.
Cleverly deceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
conniving · calculating · underhanded · shrewd · artful · foxy · guileful · slick
Inclined to mislead others
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
unscrupulous · false · misleading · insidious · two-faced · untrustworthy · lying · crooked
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- creativeProducing original ideas
- cleverShowing mental quickness
quick-witted · adaptable · improvisational · enterprising · nimble · practical · handy · makeshift
Created manually, not mechanically
- DIYAmateur home projects
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
crocheting · needlework · woodworking · papercrafts · beading · sewing · embroidery · macrame
sly
Cleverly deceptive
sneaky · conniving · calculating · underhanded · shrewd · artful · foxy · guileful · slick · subtle
deceitful
Inclined to mislead others
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
treacherous · unscrupulous · false · misleading · insidious · two-faced · untrustworthy · lying · crooked · shifty
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- creativeProducing original ideas
clever · quick-witted · adaptable · improvisational · enterprising · nimble · practical · handy · makeshift · scrappy
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
scrapbooking · crocheting · needlework · woodworking · papercrafts · beading · sewing · embroidery · macrame · pottery
- cunningcunning, guile, slyness, sly, wily
- craft servicessnack table, coffee station, catering truck, bagels, donuts
- Epithetsthe Great, the Wise, the Good, the Brave, the Lionheart
- criminal traitsconvicted, guilty, accused, arrested, wanted
- Smartsintelligent, genius, smart, gifted, brilliant
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
- craft storeShop selling creative supplies
- leather craftArt of working hides
- craft beerSmall-batch artisanal beer
- craft fairEvent selling handmade items
- craft suppliesMaterials for making things
- leather craftingShaping tanned hides
craft, aircraft, witchcraft, crafted, craftsman, spacecraft, craftsmanship, craftiness, handicraft