Underhanded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by deception

with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚhˈændᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəhˈandɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəhˈandɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚhˈændᵻd/.

Examples

achieved success in business only by underhand methods
an underhand pitch
an underhand stroke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sneaky underhand underarm

Antonyms

overhand

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by deception “achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
adjective	with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level “an underhand pitch”

Word Forms

sneak	noun	a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
sneakiness	noun	a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hinterhältig

von Täuschung geprägt

🇫🇷French

sournois

marqué par la tromperie

🇪🇸Spanish

solapado

marcado por el engaño

🇮🇹Italian

subdolo

segnato dall'inganno

🇳🇱Dutch

onderhands

gekenmerkt door bedrog

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimulado

marcado pelo engano

🇷🇺Russian

закулисный

отмечен обманом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त

धोखे से चिह्नित

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ் கை

வஞ்சகத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్హ్యాండ్

మోసంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्त

फसवणूक द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરહેન્ડેડ

છેતરપિંડી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್

ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവശം

വഞ്ചനയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر ہینڈڈ

دھوکہ دہی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卑鄙的

带有欺骗的标记

🇯🇵Japanese

下手な

欺瞞の痕跡がある

🇰🇷Korean

불공정한

속임수로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủ đoạn

đánh dấu bằng sự lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

เล่ห์เหลี่ยม

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

licik

ditandai dengan penipuan

🇲🇾Malay

curang

ditandai dengan penipuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخادع

تميزت بالخداع

🇮🇷Persian

زیر دست

با فریب مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

el altından

aldatmacayla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחת ידיים

מסומן על ידי הונאה

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