Antonyms for underhand
ˈʌn dərˌhændun·der·hand

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1. underhand

   Antonyms:
   openhanded, straightforward, fair, honest, undisguised

   Synonyms:
   clandestine, furtive, dishonest, unfair, fraudulent, surreptitious

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1. underhand, underhanded, underarmadjective

   with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

   "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"

   Antonyms:
   overarm, overhand, overhanded, round-arm, square, straight

   Synonyms:
   sneaky, underarm, underhanded

2. sneaky, underhand, underhandedadverb

   marked by deception

   "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

   Antonyms:
   square, straight, overhanded, round-arm, overarm, overhand

   Synonyms:
   stealthy, underarm, sneak(a), surreptitious, sneaky, furtive, underhanded

3. underhandedly, underhandadverb

   slyly and secretly

   "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers

   Antonyms:
   overhanded, overhand, overarm, straight, round-arm, square

   Synonyms:
   underhandedly, underarm

4. underarm, underhandadverb

   with the hand swung below shoulder level

   "throwing a ball underarm"

   Antonyms:
   round-arm, overhanded, overhand, straight, square, overarm

   Synonyms:
   underhandedly, underarm

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1. underhandadjective

   Synonyms:
   underhanded, surreptitious, clandestine, covert

2. underhandadverb

   Synonyms:
   clandestinely, covertly, secretly, surreptitiously

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