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- Dictionaryunderhandedness/ʌndəˈhandɪdnəs/
noun
- 1. secretive or dishonest behaviour: "he rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness"
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adjective. us / ˌʌn·dərˈhæn·dəd / (also underhand, us / ˈʌn·dərˌhænd /) Add to word list. done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: Shareholders sued the company, alleging an underhanded attempt to deprive them of their rights.
Synonyms for UNDERHANDEDNESS: treachery, deviousness, skullduggery, sneakiness, shrewdness, slyness, subterfuge, chicanery; Antonyms of UNDERHANDEDNESS: sincerity, forthrightness, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, directness, openness, candor.
Underhanded definition: not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable. See examples of UNDERHANDED used in a sentence.
adjective. : marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception : not honest and aboveboard : sly. an underhanded attempt to gain power. underhandedly adverb. underhandedness noun. Synonyms. Adjective. bent [ chiefly British] crooked. deceptive. dishonest. double-dealing. duplicitous. fast. fraudulent. guileful. rogue.
Underhanded definition, not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: The firm's underhanded tactics and misrepresentation of data has created uncertainty and confusion. See more.
1. Acting or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky. See Synonyms at secret. 2. Underhand: an underhanded toss. adv. 1. In a sly and secret way. 2. With an underhand movement. un′der·hand′ed·ly adv. un′der·hand′ed·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Underhanded definition: not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable. See examples of UNDERHANDED used in a sentence.