English Synonym Finder

artful

Definitions

Clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way.

Showing creative skill or taste.

Examples

The politician gave an artful response that avoided answering the reporter's direct question.

She used an artful arrangement of mirrors to make the small room appear much larger.

His artful deception went unnoticed for years until the audit finally revealed the truth.

Synonyms

cunning crafty sly devious wily shrewd calculating

Antonyms

artless naive guileless candid ingenuous honest sincere