underhand | Definition of underhand

Synonyms and Antonyms of underhand

1 given to or marked by cheating and deception

willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win

Synonyms of underhand

bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhanded

Words Related to underhand

unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false

artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily

defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky

insidious, perfidious, treacherous

Near Antonyms of underhand

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward

Antonyms of underhand

aboveboard, honest, straight

2 undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

the congressman's underhand attempt to slip several pork barrel items into the bill

Synonyms of underhand

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhanded

Words Related to underhand

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed

Near Antonyms of underhand

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

Antonyms of underhand

open, overt, public