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as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
it did not take an incredible amount of foxiness on his part to get you to spill the beans
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as in deceptiveness
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
an imposter of such formidable foxiness that a movie was made of his entertaining escapades
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as in intelligence
exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters
lacks the foxiness needed to make it in dog-eat-dog world of show business
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxiness
Noun
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 July 2025 -
Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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This biomimetic approach to AI development would position Malaysia to export not just technological products, but technological philosophies — ways of thinking about intelligence that emerge from ecological rather than industrial metaphors.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are hints throughout the film that Elizabeth may have been an intelligence agent.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, Stone has moved away from the more classic styles (like those reminiscent of a nightgown) in favor of subtlety.—
Ángela Moreno Vallejo,
Glamour,
28 Aug. 2025
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Here, the show abandons both its grasp of subtlety and its special effects acumen.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Those convictions ended up being tossed by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the scheme, while involving deception and corruption, did not violate federal law.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Aug. 2025
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None of those terms is easily quantifiable, though training facilities such as Driveline Baseball are studying the details that produce deception.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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This new play pulses with live music, quick wit, and backstage mayhem, capturing the electric atmosphere of a cultural revolution in the making.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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Lots of Sneaking, Multiple Perspectives When Resident Evil Requiem debuted at the Summer Game Fest, Capcom emphasized that the new protagonist, FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, must rely on her wits and less on her strength to survive.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Who will stay truthful and who will choose deceit to get ahead?—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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Your discussions are subject to confusion, misinterpretation, even deceit.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 June 2025
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Blue Zones Travel: Longevity Through Lifestyle Sometimes the oldest wisdom proves most effective.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Many global examples show the wisdom of a political system that checks the executive power by placing policing under local control.—
Joel Day,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Justice Department is investigating potential mortgage fraud, which Schiff has denied.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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For years, machine learning has been used to detect fraud and monitor suspicious activity.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Foxiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxiness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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