wile

Definitions

A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.

Devious or cunning behavior employed in manipulating others.

Examples

She used every feminine wile to convince him to change his mind.

The fox relied on its natural wile to outsmart the hunters and escape the trap.

Synonyms

trickery guile deceit artifice stratagem subterfuge ruse

Antonyms

honesty sincerity candor frankness truthfulness naivety openness