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Crafty vs Suspicious - What's the difference?

crafty | suspicious | Synonyms |

Crafty is a synonym of suspicious.


As adjectives the difference between crafty and suspicious

is that crafty is relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous while suspicious is arousing suspicion.

crafty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
  • Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
  • Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
  • Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    suspicious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arousing suspicion.
  • His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
  • Distrustful or tending to suspect.
  • I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
  • Expressing suspicion
  • She gave me a suspicious look.

    Synonyms

    * questionable * doubtful

    Derived terms

    * suspiciously * suspiciousness

    See also

    * odd * strange