calculatingadjective
uk/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.t̬ɪŋ/often controlling situations for your own advantage in a way that is slightly unpleasant and causes people not to trust you:
In the film she's depicted as a very cold and calculating character.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sly & devious
- artful
- backdoor
- calculation
- conniving
- conspiratorial
- crafty
- devious
- disingenuous
- fox
- foxy
- guile
- legerdemain
- scheme
- sleight of hand
- sneaky
- trick
- tricky
- underhand
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