cagey

The word “cagey” has 2 syllables: ca-gey

It's pronounced as /ˈkeɪdʒi/

What is synonym and antonym for cagey?

In the thesaurus, “cagey” has 99 synonyms and 53 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for cagey along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for cagey

Machiavellian
ambivalent
artful
astute
averse
backhanded
beguiling
calculating
careful
circuitous
circular
circumspect
clandestine
concealed
conflicted
covert
crafty
crooked
cunning
cute
deceitful
deceptive
designing
devious
dishonest
disinclined
dodgy
double-dealing
doubtful
dubious
facile
fainthearted
faltering
foxy
fraudulent
furtive
glib
guileful
halting
hesitant
hugger-mugger
hypocritical
indecisive
indisposed
infirm
insincere
insinuating
irresolute
knavish
leery
left-handed
loath
loathe
loth
mealy
mealymouthed
oblique
plotting
questioning
reluctant
reticent
roundabout
scheming
secret
secretive
serpentine
shady
sharp
shifty
shrewd
shy
skeptical
slick
slippery
sly
smooth-tongued
sneaky
stealthy
subtle
surreptitious
timid
treacherous
tricky
two-faced
uncertain
undecided
undercover
underhand
underhanded
uneager
unenthusiastic
unscrupulous
unsure
unwilling
vacillating
wabbly
wary
wily
wobbly

Antonyms for cagey

aboveboard
artless
candid
certain
childlike
decided
determined
direct
disposed
eager
enthusiastic
forthright
frank
glad
guileless
happy
honest
impressionable
inclined
ingenuous
innocent
keen
naive
natural
obvious
open
outspoken
patent
plain
plainspoken
public
ready
real
resolute
simple
simpleminded
sincere
straightforward
sure
trustful
trusting
unaffected
unconcealed
undesigning
unforced
unpretending
unpretentious
unquestioning
unsophisticated
unstudied
unvarnished
unworldly
willing

Meanings of cagey

adjective
1. Wary, careful, shrewd.
2. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

Example Sentences

The detective remained cagey about revealing details of the ongoing investigation.
She gave a cagey response when asked about her future plans.
The politician was known for being cagey in interviews, carefully choosing his words.
Despite being pressed for information, the witness remained cagey about what he saw.
The cat acted cagey around strangers, preferring to stay hidden until it felt safe.

On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cagey, such as: Machiavellian, aboveboard, ambivalent, artful, artless, astute, averse.

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