underhanded

Questions about underhanded

What does underhanded mean?

underhanded means "marked by deception". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in underhanded?

underhanded has 4 syllables: un-der-han-ded. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˈhændɪd/.

What is another word for underhanded?

Close synonyms include sneaky, underhand, underhand, underarm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is underhanded a common word?

underhanded is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with underhanded?

7 words rhyme with underhanded. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.