Devious

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Departing from the straightforward or honest path in a cunning and misleading manner.

“His devious tactics during negotiations earned him few allies and much suspicion.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdiːvi.əs/

Syllables

de·vi·ous

Related Words

Synonyms

obliqueshiftycircuitousroundabout

Antonyms

honeststraightforwardcandid open

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains three vowels E, I, O making it useful for vowel-hunting, ends in the common -OUS pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with V=4, the -OUS ending hooks onto many existing board plays

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Words you can make from Devious

Shorter words formed from the letters in “devious”.

videos diose dives divus douse doves dusio eidos idose oside suevi video vised voids deis desi deus devi devs dies dive does dose dove

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