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Synonyms for tricky
ˈtrɪk itrick·y

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  1. slippery, trickyadjective

    not to be trusted

    "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

    Synonyms:
    dodgy, catchy, cunning, knavish, sly, guileful, wily, foxy, crafty, slippy, slick, tricksy, slippery

    Antonyms:
    trustworthy, trusty, easy, artless

  2. catchy, trickyadjective

    having concealed difficulty

    "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

    Synonyms:
    dodgy, catchy, cunning, knavish, sly, attention-getting, guileful, wily, foxy, crafty, slick, tricksy, slippery

    Antonyms:
    easy, trustworthy, trusty, artless

  3. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyadjective

    marked by skill in deception

    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

    Synonyms:
    tricksy, slippery, cunning, silky, clever, dicey, slick, sly, cute, satiny, chancy, sleek, catchy, ingenious, chanceful, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, knavish, dodgy, silken, glib, foxy

    Antonyms:
    artless, trustworthy, trusty, easy

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sneaky

    to do something different than said

    you will take a cookie when no one is looking

    Submitted by GallowayKitten on May 2, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. trickyadjective

    Synonyms:
    TRICKISH

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  1. trickyadjective

    Synonyms:
    trickish, knavish, unprincipled, treacherous

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "tricky":

    delicate, thorny, difficult, sensitive, complicated, complex, awkward

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Tricky":

    Adrian Thaws, Starving Souls, Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Tricky Kid

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How to use tricky in a sentence?

  1. Greg Carbin:

    The tricky thing, when you look at this, is it only takes a few days to bring the elements together for severe weather.

  2. Sam Lillo:

    Severe weather season is really a collection of several short weather events, and anticipating individual events at long lead times is usually tricky, what we can say instead is whether the probability of the ingredients coming together for these events is higher or lower than normal : This year, it is higher than normal.

  3. Marina Alex:

    Its fun, its a good golf course, theres some good little short holes, par 5s are accessible, greens roll really nice. Scorable, but also if you get on the wrong side of things, it can be tricky, too. I think its pretty fair.

  4. Jeneda Benally:

    It's tricky because we have to be very cautious, our ancestors would never have imagined we're teaching our ways through these airwaves that exist.

  5. Gonzalo Rodriguez:

    It's tricky to attribute any increase in business to the mural, but I see our guests and tourists walking by constantly photographing the hostel and posting the photos on social media. That can only be beneficial for business in the long run.


Translations for tricky

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  • صعبArabic
  • knifflig, heikel, gerissen, schwierigGerman
  • δυσνόητος, περίπλοκος, μπερδεμένοςGreek
  • dificultoso, dificultosa, difícilSpanish
  • petlik, täbar, keeruline, kavalEstonian
  • tukala, hankala, ovela, juonikasFinnish
  • épineux, retors, malin, rusée, complexe, délicat, compliqué, ruséFrench
  • նենգոտArmenian
  • difficile, pericoloso, insidioso, ingannevoleItalian
  • 狡猾Japanese
  • 교활한Korean
  • ancipiti captioni isseLatin
  • netelige, listige, listig, neteligDutch
  • complicada, complicadoPortuguese
  • щекотливый, каверзный, оборотистый, ловкий, пронырливыйRussian
  • listig, lurig, knepig, meckigSwedish
  • güç, aldatıcı, kurnaz, zorTurkish

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