Antonyms for underhand


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-der-hand
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌhænd


Definition of underhand

Origin :
  • Old English under hand "in subjection," from under + hand. Sense of "secret, stealthy, surreptitious" first recorded 1530s. For sense development, cf. Middle Dutch onderhanden "by degrees, slowly," Dutch onderhandsch "secret, private." The adjective is attested from 1540s.
  • adj deceitful
Example sentences :
  • You know I don't want to mix myself up with your underhand dealings.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • And he recalled his own bootless wickedness and underhand intrigues.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Depend upon it, there has been some underhand influence at work.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • If punished, he would continue his misdeeds in an underhand way.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • Underhand, clandestine information you get is no more than dishonesty on your part.
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • I object as much, if not more, to his underhand concealment of this, than I do to the fact itself.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • "Probably he was up to some underhand work," observed Walsh.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope
  • The offices which I have myself obtained I never strove for by any underhand means.
  • Extract from : « Meditations » by Marcus Aurelius
  • I do not wish to employ strong language, but I do consider it underhand.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • But if she wants to do underhand things she should change her bonnet and cloak.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop's Secret » by Fergus Hume

Synonyms for underhand

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