underhand

Meaning

Adj

1. Secret; clandestine.
2. (broadly) Dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner.
3. Thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below.

Adv

1. With an underhand movement.
2. In a sly, sneaky or secret manner.

Verb

1. (transitive) To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
2. (transitive) To trick, deceive or gull.
3. To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.

Noun

The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.

Synonyms

underhanded

sneaky

underarm

secret

㊙️

underhandedly

dishonest

insidious

stealthy

clandestine

backstairs

sly

deceitful

unfair

behind one’s back

hole-and-corner

lurking

fraudulent

furtive

treacherous

shady

snaky

covert

wily

sneaking

stealthily

surreptitious

tortuous

traitorous

ulterior

under the counter

under the table

unprincipled

unreliable

unscrupulous

untrustworthy

warped

wonky

wrong

wrongful

wry

squinty

two faced

trappy

under-the-table

not dependable

clandescent

deceitful sneaky

artfully

injust

backdoor

Translations

segreto

㊙️

clandestino

stiekem

achterbaks

subdolo

unter der Hand

sournois

clandestino

bajo mano

onderhands

clandestino

secret

㊙️

clandestin

hinterhältig

heimlich

㊙️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/

Etymology

From under + hand.