insidious (adjective)
in•sid•i•ous (ɪnˈsɪd i əs)
Meaning:
1. intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
3. operating or proceeding inconspicuously but with grave effect: an insidious disease.
in•sid′i•ous•ly, adv.
in•sid′i•ous•ness, n.
Synonyms:
stealthy, subtle, cunning, designing, smooth, tricky, crooked, sneaking, slick, sly, treacherous, deceptive, wily, crafty, artful, disingenuous, Machiavellian, deceitful, surreptitious, duplicitous, guileful .
Antonyms:
open, obvious, straightforward, upright, sincere, harmless, honest, conspicuous, forthright, artless, ingenuous.
Usage:
1. They focus on overt racism rather than insidious aspects of racism.
2. He appeared to be recovering, but the insidious disease soon reappeared in his other organs.
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