Synonyms for artful

Adjective

1. disingenuous (vs. ingenuous), artful, distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted, insincere

usage: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

2. artful (vs. artless), adroit, clever, ingenious, Byzantine, crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, cute, precious, deep, designing, scheming, manipulative, pawky, elusive, evasive, adroit

usage: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"