Meanings
adjectiveguileful (comparative more guileful, superlative most guileful)
comparative more guileful · superlative most guileful · alternative guilefull
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFull of guile; treacherously deceptive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemarked by skill in deception
Also see
artfulbookycraftycunningdastardlydiabolicaldislealdodgydouble-crossingdouble-heartedfaithlessfalse-heartedfoxyguiledilloyalinfidelitousinsidiousjudaslikejudaslyknavishnonfaithfulproditoriousproditorypunicrecreantrenegadeslickslimslysubtletraitorishtraitorliketraitorlytraitoroustraitorsometreacheroustreachersometreasonoustricksytrickytrothlessunfaithfulunlealunloyalunsteadfastuntruewily
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishgileful
- Englishguileful
From Middle English gileful, gilful, equivalent to guile + -ful.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian коварен, измамнически
- коварен (kovaren)full of guile
- измамнически (izmamničeski)full of guile
Finnish kavala
- kavalafull of guile
Icelandic táldrægur, svikull
- táldrægurfull of guile
- svikullfull of guile
- fláráðurfull of guile
- flárfull of guile
Cite this entry
APA
guileful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guileful
MLA
“guileful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guileful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guileful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guileful.
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