Antonyms of adj shifty
2 senses of shifty
Sense 1
devious, shifty -- (characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes")
INDIRECT (VIA untrustworthy) -> trustworthy, trusty -- (worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion")
Sense 2
shifting, shifty -- (changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds")
INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")
Similarity of adj shifty
2 senses of shifty
Sense 1
devious, shifty -- (characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes")
=> untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty -- (not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person")
Sense 2
shifting, shifty -- (changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds")
=> unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")