cagy

The word “cagy” has 2 syllables: ca-gy

It's pronounced as /ˈkeɪdʒi/

What is synonym and antonym for cagy?

In the thesaurus, “cagy” has 94 synonyms and 52 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for cagy

Machiavellian
ambivalent
artful
astute
averse
backhanded
beguiling
calculating
circuitous
circular
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
left-handed
loath
loathe
loth
mealy
mealymouthed
oblique
plotting
questioning
reluctant
reticent
roundabout
scheming
secret
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
wily
wobbly

Antonyms for cagy

aboveboard
artless
candid
certain
childlike
decided
determined
direct
disposed
eager
enthusiastic
forthright
frank
glad
guileless
happy
honest
impressionable
inclined
ingenuous
innocent
keen
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 cagy

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

Example Sentences

Cagy responses from the suspect only heightened the detective's suspicions.
The diplomat remained cagy about the details of the negotiation.
His cagy demeanor suggested he was hiding something significant.
The CEO's cagy remarks during the press conference left journalists speculating about the company's future.
Despite the reporter's probing questions, the politician remained cagy about his stance on the issue.

On this page you'll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cagy, such as: Machiavellian, aboveboard, ambivalent, artful, artless, astute, averse.

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