Cunning
Nouns
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cunning, craft
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cunningness, craftiness etc. adj.
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subtlety, artificiality
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maneuvering etc. v.
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temporization
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circumvention. chicane, chicanery
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sharp practice, knavery, jugglery
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concealment etc. Concealment
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guile, doubling, duplicity etc. (falsehood) Falsehood
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foul play. diplomacy, politics
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Machiavelism
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jobbery, backstairs influence. art, artifice
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device, machination
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plot etc. (plan) Plan
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maneuver, stratagem, dodge, sidestep, artful dodge, wile
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trick, trickery etc. (deception) Deception
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ruse
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finesse, side blow, thin end of the wedge, shift, go by, subterfuge, evasion
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white lie etc. (untruth) Untruth
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juggle, tour de force
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tricks of the trade, tricks upon travelers
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net, trap etc. Deception. Ulysses, Machiavel, sly boots, fox, reynard
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Scotchman
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Jew, Yankee
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intriguer, intrigant
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floater [U.S.], Indian giver [U.S.], keener [U.S.], repeater [U.S.].
Verbs
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be cunning etc. adj.
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have cut one's eyeteeth
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contrive etc. (plan) Plan
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live by one's wits
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maneuver
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intrigue, gerrymander, finesse, double, temporize, stoop to conquer, circumvent, steal a march upon
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overreach etc. Deception
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throw off one's guard
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surprise etc. Inexpectation
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snatch a verdict
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waylay, undermine, introduce the thin end of the wedge
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play a deep game, play tricks with
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flatter, make things pleasant
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have an ax to grind. dodge, sidestep, bob and weave.
Adjectives
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cunning, crafty, artful
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skillful etc. Skill
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subtle, feline, vulpine
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cunning as a fox, cunning as a serpent
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deep, deep laid
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profound
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designing, contriving
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intriguing etc. v.
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strategic, diplomatic, politic, Machiavelian, timeserving
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artificial
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tricky, tricksy
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wily, sly, slim, insidious, stealthy
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underhand etc. (hidden) Concealment
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subdolous
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deceitful etc. Deception
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slippery as an eel, evasive etc. [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
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crooked
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arch, pawky, shrewd, acute
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sharp, sharp as a tack, sharp as a needle
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canny, astute, leery, knowing, up to snuff, too clever by half, not to be caught with chaff. tactful, diplomatic, politic
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polite etc. Courtesy.
Adverbs
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cunningly etc. adj.
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slyly, slily, on the sly, by a side wind.
Phrases
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diamond cut diamond
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something is rotten in the state of something is rotten in the state of Denmark" [Hamlet].