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)

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