underhand
The word “underhand” has 3 syllables: un-der-hand
It's pronounced as /ˈʌn.dɚˌhænd/
What is synonym and antonym for underhand?
In the thesaurus, “underhand” has 97 synonyms and 29 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for underhand along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for underhand
- artful
- back-channel
- backstage
- backstairs
- beguiling
- behind-the-scenes
- bent
- cagey
- cagy
- clandestine
- clandestinely
- classified
- closed-door
- collusively
- concealed
- confidential
- confidentially
- conspiratorially
- covert
- covertly
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceitful
- deceiving
- deceptive
- defrauding
- deluding
- delusive
- delusory
- devious
- dishonest
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- false
- fast
- foxy
- fraudulent
- furtive
- furtively
- guileful
- hidden
- hole-and-corner
- hugger-mugger
- hush-hush
- in camera
- insidious
- intimately
- inwardly
- off-the-books
- off-the-record
- offscreen
- offstage
- perfidious
- private
- privately
- privy
- restricted
- rogue
- secret
- secreted
- secretively
- secretly
- shady
- sharp
- shifty
- slick
- slippery
- sly
- sneak
- sneakily
- sneaking
- sneaky
- sotto voce
- stealth
- stealthily
- stealthy
- subterranean
- subtle
- surreptitious
- surreptitiously
- top secret
- treacherous
- trickish
- tricky
- unadvertised
- unconscionable
- undercover
- underground
- underhanded
- underhandedly
- undisclosed
- unethical
- unexposed
- unprincipled
- unscrupulous
- wily
Antonyms for underhand
- aboveboard
- acknowledged
- avowed
- clear
- conscientious
- decent
- ethical
- evident
- forthright
- honest
- honorable
- just
- manifest
- obvious
- open
- openly
- overt
- patent
- plain
- public
- publicly
- scrupulous
- straight
- straightforward
- unclassified
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- unrestricted
- upright
Meanings of underhand
- noun
- The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.
- verb
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
- adjective
- Secret; clandestine.
- (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner.
- (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below.
- adverb
- With an underhand movement.
- In a sly, sneaky or secret manner.
Example Sentences
- He used an underhand throw to gently pass the ball.
- The player was penalized for making an underhand move during the game.
- She suspected there was something underhand going on behind the scenes.
- They won the contract through underhand tactics.
- His underhand comments made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to underhand, such as: aboveboard, acknowledged, artful, avowed, back-channel, backstage, backstairs.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
back-channel
- backstairs
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- clandestine
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backstage
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- in camera
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backstairs
- back-channel
- backdoor
- behind-the-scenes
- buttoned-up
- cagey
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- close
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- feline
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- hush-hush
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- sub-rosa
- subterranean
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- taciturn
- tight-lipped
- top secret
- top-secret
- unacknowledged
- unadvertised
- under false pretense
- under-the-table
- undercover
- underground
- underhand
- underhanded
- undisclosed
- unexposed
- unforthcoming
- withdrawn
- zipped
cagey
- Machiavellian
- ambivalent
- artful
- astute
- averse
- backhanded
- beguiling
- calculating
- careful
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- circular
- circumspect
- clandestine
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- disinclined
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- doubtful
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- foxy
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- glib
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- halting
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- hugger-mugger
- hypocritical
- indecisive
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- infirm
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- insinuating
- irresolute
- knavish
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- left-handed
- loath
- loathe
- loth
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- mealymouthed
- oblique
- plotting
- questioning
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- scheming
- secret
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- shrewd
- shy
- skeptical
- slick
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- sly
- smooth-tongued
- sneaky
- stealthy
- subtle
- surreptitious
- timid
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- uncertain
- undecided
- undercover
- underhand
- underhanded
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- unscrupulous
- unsure
- unwilling
- vacillating
- wabbly
- wary
- wily
- wobbly
cagy
- Machiavellian
- ambivalent
- artful
- astute
- averse
- backhanded
- beguiling
- calculating
- circuitous
- circular
- clandestine
- concealed
- conflicted
- covert
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- cute
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- deceptive
- designing
- devious
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- disinclined
- dodgy
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- doubtful
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- facile
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- hypocritical
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- knavish
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- loath
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- mealymouthed
- oblique
- plotting
- questioning
- reluctant
- reticent
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- secret
- serpentine
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- sharp
- shifty
- shrewd
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- sly
- smooth-tongued
- sneaky
- stealthy
- subtle
- surreptitious
- timid
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- tricky
- two-faced
- uncertain
- undecided
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- underhand
- underhanded
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- unscrupulous
- unsure
- unwilling
- vacillating
- wabbly
- wily
- wobbly