TRICKISH Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

trickish

adjective

Definition of trickish

as in trick

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Adjective

As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.

— Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.

— Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021

Definition of trick

Adjective

At Apple, Ternus has tackled some of the company’s trickiest hardware problems, including playing a pivotal role in the company’s 2007 iMac, which was the first to feature the iconic aluminum casing.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Measuring the effectiveness of cloud seeding has been a tricky challenge over the years, and the news out of Alaska comes as interest grows in using cloud seeding to combat drought in the West.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricky

Adjective

Turang has been crafty on the base paths, recording 18 steals on 23 attempts.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
These writers saw themselves as craftsmen and their field as closed to outsiders; at the Daily Mirror, the standard-bearing populist sheet, the crafty Lamb hadn’t been able to get ahead.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of crafty

Adjective

Supporters of the administration view this back and forth as a cunning ploy to buy time for the United States to position itself more advantageously for a confrontation.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cunning

Adjective

That said, the researchers see the 32% average higher spend as a clear outcome and an opportunity for retailers, whether the extra spending was driven by sneaky nudging or by AI helping consumers shop smarter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
This recipe has a few sneaky tricks that Grandma loves to keep secret.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sneaky

Adjective

That possibility, however subtle, may have helped drive the legal chaos that unfolded in Baton Rouge just 48 hours before LSU was scheduled to take the field.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Birdseye maple recurs as a detail on furniture and banisters, along with subtle copper details and velvet seating.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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