Synonyms of tricksy

tricksy

adjective

ˈtrik-sē 

1

as in difficult

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• tough
• sensitive
• complicated
• problematical
• problematic
• tricky
• sticky
• delicate
• thorny
• nasty
• touchy
• dodgy
• hairy
• knotty
• problem
• complex
• catchy
• ticklish
• spiny
• hard
• serious
• prickly
• painful
• intricate
• abstruse
• troublesome
• recondite
• abstract
• stubborn
• vexing
• vexatious
• involved
• worrisome
• scabrous
• stressful
• onerous
• inconvenient
• oppressive
• troublous
• burdensome
• demanding
• exhausting
• importunate
• exacting
• discommoding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simple
• easy
• straightforward
• uncomplicated
• manageable
• effortless
• painless
• unproblematic
• undemanding

2

as in mischievous

tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• wicked
• playful
• impish
• sly
• knavish
• roguish
• pixie
• pixy
• prankish
• rascally
• waggish
• naughty
• devilish
• puckish
• elvish
• pixieish
• cunning
• happy
• scampish
• arch
• coy
• wily
• tricky
• whimsical
• espiègle
• teasing
• leprechaunish
• crafty
• frisky
• lively
• coltish
• frolicsome
• sportful
• lighthearted
• sportive
• kittenish
• antic
• artful
• sprightly
• spirited
• energetic
• gay
• trickish
• troublemaking
• misbehaving
• pestering
• riling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solemn
• grim
• stern
• grave
• sober
• staid
• sedate

Examples of tricksy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such films sometimes feel like tricksy technical experiments. —The Economist, 18 June 2020