artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent
he is a little devious boy
Deceitful and sneaky are synonyms for devious.
There are several different meanings for the word wanton depending on how it is being used in a sentence. It can mean difficult, devious, playful or lack of discipline.
Devious means showing a skillful use of cunning and deception to achieve one's goals, often in a secretive or indirect way. It typically involves being sly, deceitful, or dishonest in one's actions or intentions.
It is necessary to be devious when working as a spy.
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devious
Crooked. Devious.
sly
Devious
Sly or cunning.