Vocabulary
Insidious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
Urdu meaning
پرکشش لیکن نقصان دہ، عیار، دھوکہ دینے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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N insidious mode of dispossession by influential criminals has redrawn the limits of power and control in Karachi.
Dawn Editorials —
Crimes of greed
— 2026-02-15
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RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has urged the people of Pakistan to pledge themselves sincerely on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha to do all in their power to guard the nation from `insidious disruptive forces`.
Dawn Editorials —
Fifty years ago Guard the nation
— 2025-12-14
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It is the fourth temptation martyrdom for the sake ofeternalglory-thatBecketregards as the most insidious.
Dawn Editorials —
The womb of war
— 2025-10-16
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While the TLP has not engaged in violence to the extent of earlier anti-Shia militant groups, it presents a more insidious threat.
Dawn Editorials —
Taming militancy
— 2025-07-27
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There is also a need to protect women legally from insidious attacks on their dignity.
Dawn Editorials —
Dower ruling
— 2025-07-25
Synonyms
stealthy, subtle, surreptitious, sneaking, cunning, crafty, Machiavellian, artful
Curator example
“sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem”
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