underhandedness
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7.1
- noun
- /ˌʌndərˈhændɪdnəs/
:
deshonestidad
Examples
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The combined underhandedness offended him so.
Fiction book (1990) -
I must add that it is manipulative, as they could never have re-elected someone with Obama's kind of record without all the manipulation and underhandedness.
Blog text (15) -
Without such, America is doomed to continued failure as emotion-filled underhandedness will rule the day, and immoral men using "viable" tactics will further corrupt America's purpose.
Blog text (6) -
The underhandedness of his actions made it clear that he could not be trusted.
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Many people were shocked by the level of underhandedness displayed during the negotiations.
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She was known for her underhandedness, often using deceitful tactics to get what she wanted.
Synonyms
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8.2
A secret plan to trick or cheat people
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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8.0
Someone who secretly plans to do something dishonest or harmful
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
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8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
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9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
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6.2
Having secret plans to get what you want in a dishonest way
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
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6.2
A quality of being clever and secretly using tricks to get what you want
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
Being clever at getting what you want by tricking others
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Behavior that hides the truth to mislead people
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
underhandedness = underhanded (transparent) = underhand + ed + ness
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'underhanded' using the productive suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Underhandedness comes from the parts under and hand, where under means 'below' and hand is the part we use to do things, so imagine doing something 'under the hand'—hidden from view. That's why underhandedness means secret or dishonest behavior.