English adjective: double-dealing | |||
1. | double-dealing marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||
Samples | She was a deceitful scheming little thing. A double-dealing double agent. A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer. | ||
Synonyms | ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced | ||
Similar | dishonest, dishonorable | ||
Antonyms | honest, honorable | ||
English noun: double-dealing | |||
1. | double-dealing (act) acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||
Synonyms | duplicity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation | ||