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Devious meaning

  1. Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
  2. Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.

Synonyms of Devious

indirect oblique shifty untrustworthy untrusty circuitous roundabout

Related words

Other words often associated with Devious or its synonyms:

shady trustworthy unfaithful tricky undependable dishonorable slippery unreliable dishonest mediate diversionary convergent

Using Devious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. | Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.
  • Useful related words include: indirect, oblique, shifty, untrustworthy.
  • In the example corpus, devious often appears in combinations such as: and devious, the devious, devious and.

Context around Devious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

politically 1× 2019 1× incredibly 1× haunting 1× delightfully 1×

Often after:

smile 1× family 1× flood 1× ideological 1× body 1× plans 1× leader 1× sexual 1× couple 1× machines 1×

Sentence patterns with Devious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a delightfully devious performance from 1× all her devious plans 1× an incredibly devious and intelligent 1× and a devious smile crept 1× are a devious couple 1× as politically devious as the 1× december 2019 devious flood also 1× direction is devious in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asked if he 1× days of our 1× ec3 eyed pollo 1× essentially marvel s 1× he was either 1× huppert who always 1×

Common sentence endings:

a devious couple 1× across his face 1× chaos and destruction 1× communist ndp rule 1× devious leader val 1× from public accountability 1×

Words around Devious

Just before it in the word index:

devion 3 devine 128 devinder 4 devincenzo 3 devina 2 devin 391

Just after it in the word index:

devise 215 devised 527 devises 33 devising 101 devistation 2 devita 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbie 104 abort 104 adf 104 airway 104 aishwarya 104 amgen 104

Corpus analysis for Devious

  • In this selection, "devious" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, politically, 2019, incredibly, smile, family and flood stand out and add context to how "devious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a delightfully devious performance from and all her devious plans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "devious" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with devious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Johnny and Taya truly are a devious couple. (8 words)

It’s not as devious as you might think. (9 words)

EC3 eyed Pollo, and a devious smile crept across his face. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

They perform gendered extremes and in-betweens in the most exaggerated and captivating ways possible—think Ursula’s smoky eye and devious body language, HIM and his campy wickedness, Frank-N-Furter’s, well, everything, and so on. (38 words)

Varrick was an incredibly devious and intelligent man in When first debuting, he produced a number of successful movies starring Bolin both to turn a profit and to create resentment toward Unalaq's movement. (34 words)

Asked if he ever confronted any of the abuser priests, he recalled their denials and reluctance to admit their abuse even as he outlined the evidence, saying: “Some of them were very devious. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Asked if he ever confronted any of the abuser priests, he recalled their denials and reluctance to admit their abuse even as he outlined the evidence, saying: “Some of them were very devious.

EC3 eyed Pollo, and a devious smile crept across his face.

He was either gullible to a chronic degree, or as politically devious as the minister he was trying to shield from public accountability.

Including one that involves the newest DiMera, Dimitri (Peter Porte), proving he’s just like the rest of the devious family.

In December 2019, devious Flood, also known as Paul Gilman, was jailed for 15 months for ripping off a number of people including his own daughter.

It’s not as devious as you might think.

Some are devious ideological reasons — such as watching the province descend into communist NDP rule.

They perform gendered extremes and in-betweens in the most exaggerated and captivating ways possible—think Ursula’s smoky eye and devious body language, HIM and his campy wickedness, Frank-N-Furter’s, well, everything, and so on.

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Varrick was an incredibly devious and intelligent man in When first debuting, he produced a number of successful movies starring Bolin both to turn a profit and to create resentment toward Unalaq's movement.

When it comes time to see the finished renovation, only a few things have been changed, but in an astounding plot twist, it was Simon the Devious ( the entire time.

Days of Our Lives spoilers say Connie will cause some alarming news along the way, so stay tuned for updates on all her devious plans.

Essentially Marvel’s version of the Suicide Squad, the Thunderbolts will show these fighters take a slippery chance at redemption as they serve their devious leader, Val.

Huppert, who always excelled under Chabrol's direction, is devious in the role, portraying a shameless and cruel woman with a wicked glee for chaos and destruction.

It became apparent throughout the investigation that Campbell was a devious sexual predator whose offending saw him prey on young boys, who he targeted whilst they were innocently playing outside.

It’s haunting, devious, and sinister, but also full of Mitski’s clever turns of phrase.

Johnny and Taya truly are a devious couple.

Never mind the dozen new power plants needed to run the devious machines overshadowing life.

No matter how devious they make it sound, this fact doesn’t justify what they’re proposing.

Security cameras have proven to be great deterrents, forcing would-be robbers to second-guess their devious acts.

The film is Saw for Reddit atheism, anchored by a delightfully devious performance from Grant, whose career heartthrob status is turned on its head.

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Common combinations with devious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "devious" in a sentence?
An example: "Asked if he ever confronted any of the abuser priests, he recalled their denials and reluctance to admit their abuse even as he outlined the evidence, saying: “Some of them were very devious." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "devious" from authentic English texts.
What does "devious" mean?
Devious means: Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
What are synonyms of "devious"?
Common synonyms of "devious" include: indirect, oblique, shifty, untrustworthy, untrusty, circuitous, roundabout.
How many example sentences with "devious" are there?
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