underhanded | Definition of underhanded

Synonyms and Antonyms of underhanded

1 given to or marked by cheating and deception

the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record

Synonyms of underhanded

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

Words Related to underhanded

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 underhanded

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

forthright, straightforward

Antonyms of underhanded

aboveboard, honest, straight

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

an underhanded attempt at infiltrating the other party's headquarters

Synonyms of underhanded

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, underhand

Words Related to underhanded

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 underhanded

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

Antonyms of underhanded

open, overt, public