ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›D›devious
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devious
using clever but dishonest or underhanded methods
Synonyms
- deceitful
- cunning
- underhanded
Antonyms
- honest
- straightforward
devious in a sentence
The con artist used a devious scheme to trick people out of their savings.
Her devious scheme to copy the answers went unnoticed until the teacher checked the handwriting.
Where it comes from
From Latin devius 'out of the way, off the straight path'
Memory hook
DE-VIOUS — think of straying from the obVIOUS honest path onto a hidden, tricky one.
Read it in context
- Beyond the Gates History
- The Sealed County Papers History
- The Thawing Refuge Nature