deviously
In sneaky fashion
In a devious manner—by roundabout, indirect, or underhanded means.
Someone acting deviously pursues goals through cunning rather than straightforward methods: She deviously arranged for her rival to be out of town during the vote.
The word usually implies craftiness with intent to deceive.
In a lying manner
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- treacherouslyIn a betraying manner
- falselyContrary to fact
fraudulently · misleadingly · perfidiously · underhandedly · insidiously · trickily · disingenuously · sneakily
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- craftyCleverly deceptive
wily · artful · sly · astute · canny · ingenious · clever · sharp
Without others' knowledge
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- clandestinelyIn a hidden manner
covertly · undercover · incognito · undetected · hidden · concealed · veiled · disguised
deceitfully
In a lying manner
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- treacherouslyIn a betraying manner
falsely · fraudulently · misleadingly · perfidiously · underhandedly · insidiously · trickily · disingenuously · sneakily · untruthfully
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
crafty · wily · artful · sly · astute · canny · ingenious · clever · sharp · strategic
secretly
Without others' knowledge
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
clandestinely · covertly · undercover · incognito · undetected · hidden · concealed · veiled · disguised · unseen
impishly
In mischievous fashion
puckishly · waggishly · prankishly · naughtily · wickedly · archly · teasingly · elfin · frolicsome · sportively
- shady adverbsdishonestly, deceitfully, deceptively, fraudulently, sneakily
deviouslydirectly
Without intermediary steps
straightforwardly · straight · head-on · forthrightly · plainly
deviouslyhonestly
In a truthful manner
sincerely · honorably · uprightly · candidly · truthfully
deviouslyopenly
Without hiding anything
transparently · forthrightly · candidly · frankly · plainly