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1. guile
noun. ['ˈgaɪl'] the quality of being crafty.
Synonyms
- deceitfulness
- craftiness
Antonyms
- maladroit
- unattractive
- artlessness
Etymology
- gile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gile (Anglo-Norman)
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Rhymes with Guile
- versatile
- worthwhile
- vantuyl
- restyle
- panfile
- monteil
- marseille
- kurzweil
- hostile
- compile
- soleil
- revile
- refile
- nevile
- mikhail
- fertile
- delisle
- argyll
- while
- trial
- style
- stile
- smile
- awhile
- zile
- wyle
- wile
- weill
- weil
- vile
How do you pronounce guile?
Pronounce guile as gaɪl.
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Sentences with guile
1. Noun, singular or mass
The result, named Pandora, was given beauty accompanied by cunning, deceit and guile.
Quotes about guile
1. I'm not a person who thinks they can have it all, but I certainly feel that with a bit of effort and guile I should be able to have more than my fair share.
- George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
2. guile
noun. ['ˈgaɪl'] the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Synonyms
- dupery
- humbug
- shenanigan
- deceit
- hoax
- chicanery
- fraud
- fraudulence
- jugglery
- trickery
- dissimulation
- chicane
- wile
- put-on
- deception
Antonyms
- understatement
- honesty
- stupidity
- artless
Etymology
- gile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gile (Anglo-Norman)
3. guile
noun. ['ˈgaɪl'] shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
Synonyms
- slyness
- perspicaciousness
- cunning
- craft
- shrewdness
- craftiness
- astuteness
- perspicacity
- foxiness
Antonyms
- candour
- frankness
- candor
- forthrightness
Etymology
- gile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- gile (Anglo-Norman)