skullduggery

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

underhanded, unscrupulous behavior; crafty trickery or intrigue

In a sentence

Skullduggery in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing skullduggery in a sentence.

Behind the firm's polished image lay years of financial skullduggery.

Synonyms

Antonyms

honesty

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to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Skullduggery (noun) means underhanded, unscrupulous behavior; crafty trickery or intrigue

Here is skullduggery used in an example sentence: "Behind the firm's polished image lay years of financial skullduggery."

Common synonyms for skullduggery include trickery, chicanery, duplicity.

Antonyms of skullduggery include honesty.

Skullduggery is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.