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insidious
insidiousprogressing inconspicuously but harmfully: an insidious disease; treacherous; crafty; stealthily deceitful: an insidious agreement; corrupting; cunning, wily
Not to be confused with:invidious – unfairly discriminating; injurious; hateful; calculated to give offense; causing animosity or resentment: an invidious commentin·sid·i·ous I0162500 (ĭn-sĭd′ē-əs)adj.1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.2. Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation.3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.
[From Latin īnsidiōsus, from īnsidiae, ambush, from īnsidēre, to sit upon, lie in wait for : in-, in, on; see in-2 + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sid′i·ous·ly adv.in·sid′i·ous·ness n.insidious (ɪnˈsɪdɪəs) adj1. stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous2. working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly: an insidious illness. [C16: from Latin insidiōsus cunning, from insidiae an ambush, from insidēre to sit in; see insessorial] inˈsidiously adv inˈsidiousness nin•sid•i•ous (ɪnˈsɪd i əs)
adj. 1. intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan. 2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy. 3. operating or proceeding inconspicuously but with grave effect: an insidious disease. [1535–45; < Latin insidiōsus deceitful, derivative of insidi(ae) (pl.) an ambush, derivative of insidēre to sit in or on] in•sid′i•ous•ly, adv. in•sid′i•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | insidious - beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state | | 2. | insidious - intended to entrapdangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" | | 3. | insidious - working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"pernicious, subtleharmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
insidiousadjective stealthy, subtle, cunning, designing, smooth, tricky, crooked, sneaking, slick, sly, treacherous, deceptive, wily, crafty, artful, disingenuous, Machiavellian, deceitful, surreptitious, duplicitous, guileful They focus on overt racism rather than insidious aspects of racism.
open, obvious, straightforward, upright, sincere, harmless, honest, conspicuous, forthright, artless, ingenuousTranslationsύπουλοςinsidieuxinsidiosoinsidious
insidious [in-sid´e-us] coming on stealthily; of gradual and subtle development.in·sid·i·ous (in-sid'ē-ŭs), Treacherous; stealthy; denoting a disease that progresses gradually with inapparent symptoms. [L. insidiosus, cunning, fr. insidiae (pl.), an ambush] in·sid·i·ous (in-sid'ē-ŭs) Treacherous; stealthy; denoting a disease that progresses gradually with inapparent symptoms. insidious Of disease, occurring or progressing in an imperceptible manner so as to reach a harmful stage before being suspected.InsidiousDeveloping in a stealthy or gradual manner. Sydenham's chorea may have an insidious onset.Mentioned in: Sydenham's Choreain·sid·i·ous (in-sid'ē-ŭs) Treacherous; stealthy; denoting a disease that progresses gradually with inapparent symptoms. insidious
Synonyms for insidiousadj stealthySynonyms- stealthy
- subtle
- cunning
- designing
- smooth
- tricky
- crooked
- sneaking
- slick
- sly
- treacherous
- deceptive
- wily
- crafty
- artful
- disingenuous
- Machiavellian
- deceitful
- surreptitious
- duplicitous
- guileful
Antonyms- open
- obvious
- straightforward
- upright
- sincere
- harmless
- honest
- conspicuous
- forthright
- artless
- ingenuous
Synonyms for insidiousadj beguiling but harmfulRelated Wordsadj intended to entrapRelated Wordsadj working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious waySynonymsRelated Words |