dishonest

[dis-on-ist] / dɪsˈɒn ɪst /

ADJECTIVE

lying, untruthful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt crooked deceitful deceptive false fraudulent misleading shady sneaky underhanded unfair unprincipled unscrupulous untrustworthy

WEAK

backbiting bent bluffing cheating crafty cunning deceiving designing disreputable double-crossing double-dealing elusive guileful hoodwinking mendacious perfidious recreant shifty sinister slippery sneaking swindling traitorous treacherous tricky two-faced two-timing unctuous villainous wily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard ethical fair faithful forthright frank genuine good honest honorable just moral open principled real reliable straight trustworthy truthful upright valid

WEAK

scrupulous

Example Sentences

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One described them as "dishonest, narcissistic… gaming a system free at point of use."

From BBC

Short of “purposely tanking my income” to get a subsidy, which “seems completely dishonest,” he said, there seems to be no end to his family’s insurance costs going up.

From MarketWatch

But while this statement was dishonest, it does reveal a deeper truth about what the Vances, or at least the vice president himself.

From Salon

A Jewish former classmate of Nigel Farage has told the BBC the Reform UK leader is being "fundamentally dishonest" by suggesting former pupils who say they witnessed his racism are not telling the truth.

From BBC

“As much as it hurt, it was enjoyable, and I’d be dishonest to say otherwise,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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