Definitions
- Referring to someone who is scheming or plotting behind the scenes to achieve their goals. - Describing someone who is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want, even if it means being dishonest or manipulative. - Talking about someone who is secretly working towards their own interests, often at the expense of others.
- Describing someone who is sneaky or underhanded in their actions or behavior. - Referring to someone who uses cunning or deceitful methods to achieve their goals. - Talking about someone who is not straightforward or honest in their dealings with others.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe people who are not straightforward in their actions or intentions.
- 2Both words suggest a level of dishonesty or manipulation.
- 3Both words imply that the person is working towards their own interests, often at the expense of others.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Conniving emphasizes secret plotting and scheming, while devious focuses more on sneaky or underhanded behavior.
- 2Intensity: Devious suggests a higher level of deceitfulness or cunning than conniving.
- 3Motivation: Conniving implies a desire for personal gain or advancement, while devious can also suggest a desire to harm or deceive others.
- 4Connotation: Conniving has a negative connotation but can also be used in a neutral or positive context, while devious is almost always negative.
- 5Usage: Conniving is more commonly used as a verb or adjective, while devious is more commonly used as an adjective.
Remember this!
Conniving and devious are both words used to describe people who are not straightforward or honest in their actions or intentions. However, conniving emphasizes secret plotting and scheming, while devious focuses more on sneaky or underhanded behavior. Additionally, devious suggests a higher level of deceitfulness or cunning than conniving, and conniving implies a desire for personal gain or advancement, while devious can also suggest a desire to harm or deceive others.
