Another word for dishonest
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Adjective
Given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
- Contrary to truth; not true.
- Given to falsehood; mendacious.
- Lying; untruthful:
- False; untrue:
- Given to cheating or deceiving.
- Deliberately misleading; deceptive.
See also:Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust
- Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
- At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
- Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.
- Open to bribery; mercenary:
- Characterized by corrupt dealings, especially bribery:
- Obtainable for a price.
- Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
- Venal or dishonest:
- Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use:
See also:
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Another word for dishonest
Modifier
Not honest
- Present participle of double-cross.
- Having two faces or surfaces.
- Hypocritical or double-dealing; deceitful.
- Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount:
- Composed of two like parts:
- Composed of two unlike parts; dual:
- Full of shade; shaded:
- Casting shade:
- Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable:
- Acting or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky.
- Underhand:
- In a sly and secret way.
- Present participle of hoodwink.
- Of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism.
- Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning.
- Not straightforward; shifty:
- Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
- Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:
- Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner:
- Intended to entrap; treacherous:
- Beguiling but harmful; alluring:
- Of, relating to, or marked by perfidy; treacherous.
- Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
- Lying; untruthful:
- False; untrue:
- Suggesting or threatening harm or evil:
- Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked:
- Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous:
- Being or behaving like a villain:
- Appropriate to or characteristic of a villain:
- Highly unpleasant or annoying:
- Having the character of a traitor; disloyal
- Constituting treason:
- disloyal; deceitful
- Guilty of or characterized by betrayal of confidence or trust; perfidious.
- Characterized by unforeseen or hidden hazards; dangerous or deceptive:
- The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
- Deceitful; unprincipled:
- Playfully mischievous:
- Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause:
- Craven or cowardly.
- A faithless or disloyal person.
- Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
- Unavowed; secret.
- Gradually growing or persistent:
- Present participle of cheat.
- An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.
- Unsporting or underhand.
- Present participle of pettifog.
- Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating:
- Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf.
- Unaware or uninformed; naive.
- Characterized by hypocrisy:
- Being a hypocrite:
- Not sincere; not genuine:
- Habitually phony or dishonest:
- Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest:
- Containing or composed of oil or fat.
- Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery.
- Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping:
- Tending to slip, as from one's grasp:
- Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky:
- Inclined or intended to evade:
- Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal:
- Present participle of bluff.
- Tending to mislead; deceptive.
- Deceiving or tending to deceive:
- Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
- At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
- Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.
- Full of wiles; cunning.
- like or characteristic of a knave; esp., dishonest; tricky
- Given to or characterized by trickery.
- Requiring caution or skill:
- Furtive; surreptitious.
- Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
- Skillful; dexterous.
- Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
- Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
- Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:
- To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud:
- To make a pretense of; feign:
- To carry on a deception; dissemble.
- Contrary to fact or truth:
- Deliberately untrue:
- Arising from mistaken ideas:
- Engaging in fraud; deceitful.
- Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud:
- Given to cheating or deceiving.
- Deliberately misleading; deceptive.
- Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
- Duplicity or deceit; treachery.
- Contrary to truth; not true.
- Given to falsehood; mendacious.
Lacking integrity
- Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
- Cold or expressionless:
- Inspiring doubt or suspicion:
- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Spreading dirt; polluting:
- Apt to soil with dirt or grime:
- Being in a state of putrefaction or decay; decomposed.
- Having a foul odor resulting from or suggestive of decay; putrid.
- Made weak or unsound by rot:
- Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
- At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
- Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.
- Capable of being corrupted:
- Present participle of cant.
- Deserving of contempt; despicable.
- Contemptuous.
- Serving one's own interests, especially without concern for the needs or interests of others.
- Exhibiting concern solely for one's own interests:
- Open to bribery; mercenary:
- Characterized by corrupt dealings, especially bribery:
- Obtainable for a price.
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
- Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
- Wearing threadbare clothing.
- Reduced in rank, dignity, or esteem.
- Having been corrupted or depraved.
- Having been reduced in quality or value.
- Insufficient in worth; undeserving:
- Lacking value or merit; worthless.
- Not suiting or befitting:
- Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable.
- Not of high social status; common.
- simple past tense and past participle of discredit
- Not in accordance with the moral standards customarily followed in a business or professional relationship. See also conflict of interest and Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Not in accordance with the moral standards customarily followed in a business or professional relationship. See also conflict of interest and Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Contrary to established moral principles.
- Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
- Venal or dishonest:
- Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use:
- Characterized by or causing dishonor or discredit.
- Lacking integrity; unprincipled.
- Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
- Not yet determined or specified.
- Of dubious morality or respectability:
- Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance.
- Not easily relied or depended on:
- Having or showing no regard for what is right or honorable; devoid of scruples.
- Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
- Distinguished by frequent changes in direction:
- Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful.
- Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:
Antonyms:
Synonym Study
- Untruthful is used as a somewhat softened substitute for lying, esp. with reference to statements, reports, etc. an untruthful account
- Lying suggests only the act of telling a falsehood curb your lying tongue
- Deceitful implies an intent to make someone believe what is not true, as by giving a false appearance, using fraud, etc. a deceitful advertisement
- Dishonest implies the act or practice of telling a lie, or of cheating, deceiving, stealing, etc. a dishonest official
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