Antonyms of adj ambidextrous
2 senses of ambidextrous
Sense 1
ambidextrous (vs. right-handed) (vs. left-handed), two-handed -- (equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon")
right-handed (vs. left-handed) (vs. ambidextrous) -- (using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors")
=> dextral -- (preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye")
=> right (prenominal), right-hand (prenominal) -- (intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove")
left-handed (vs. ambidextrous) (vs. right-handed) -- (using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors")
=> left (prenominal), left-hand (prenominal) -- (intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove")
=> sinistral -- (preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye")
Sense 2
ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray)
INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable -- (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting")
Similarity of adj ambidextrous
2 senses of ambidextrous
Sense 1
ambidextrous (vs. right-handed) (vs. left-handed), two-handed -- (equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon")
=> equipoised -- (lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed)
Sense 2
ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray)
=> dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable -- (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)