Dishonest synonyms
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Part of speech:
Not honest
Dishonest; unscrupulous
Disposed to or characterized by untruth:
Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause:
Who has two-timed another person.
A person who slanders or speaks badly of a person without that person's knowledge.
Given to telling untruths; likely to tell lies
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Not scrupulous; not restrained by ideas of right and wrong; unprincipled
Given to cheating or deceiving.
Deceiving or tending to deceive:
Duplicity is defined as deception or a lie.
(Informal) Causing doubt or suspicion; questionable
(Uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
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Cowardly, stealthy, underhanded, or furtive
Not yet determined or specified.
false (related)
hypocritical (related)
mean (related)
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
corrupt (related)
Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use:
That can be corrupted, esp. morally
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Not straightforward; shifty:
Causing or deserving dishonor; not honorable; shameful; disgraceful
The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.
Like or characteristic of a knave; esp., dishonest; tricky
Of, like, or characterized by the political principles and methods of expediency, craftiness, and duplicity set forth in Machiavelli's book, The Prince; crafty, deceitful, etc.
The definition of mendacious describes a dishonest person or thing.
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Tending to mislead; deceptive.
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
Full of shade; shaded:
Distinguished by frequent changes in direction:
Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked:
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A cause of loss of honor:
Lack of probity; dishonesty
knavishness
The quality of being knavish.
The definition of a perfidy is a deliberate betrayal.
Playful mischief
The property of being or appearing roguish.
sinuosity
A bending or curving shape or movement.
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unscrupulosity
The fact or state of being villainous
To use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous
To utter or say in an evasive manner.
honest (antonym)
Gained or earned by fair methods, not by cheating, lying, or stealing
truthful (antonym)
Corresponding to reality; true.
frank (antonym)
(Medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
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open (antonym)
Completely obvious; blatant:
aboveboard (antonym)
Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.
trustworthy (antonym)
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
ethical (antonym)
Having to do with ethics or morality; of or conforming to moral standards
moral (antonym)
Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence:
principled (antonym)
Based on, marked by, or manifesting principle:
scrupulous (antonym)
The definition of scrupulous is someone who is detailed and precise, or someone who is aware of the right thing to do.
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Characterized by corrupt dealings, especially bribery:
Capable of being bought:
self-serving (related)
immoral (related)
irresponsible (related)
unethical (related)
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incompetent (related)
reprehensible (related)
cynical (related)
callous (related)
Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
Made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged
(Now Rare) Skillful or clever
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(Chiefly British) Skillful; dexterous.
Full of wiles; cunning.
Not honest
Tending or seeking to evade; not straightforward; tricky; equivocal
The definition of unctuous is oily, greasy or slippery in feel or character, or soft and rich garden soil.
Habitually phony or dishonest:
Not honest
falsehearted
Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Not honest
The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
double-crossing
Not honest
fork-tongued
Not honest
Characterized by lack of moral principles; unscrupulous
The opposite of dependable
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable
Lacking integrity
Not fit or becoming
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
(Obs.) Contemptuous
Lacking integrity
Very bad; wretched:
Extremely unfortunate or regrettable:
candid (antonym)
Not obscuring or omitting anything unpleasant, embarrassing, or negative:
Characterized by or bringing on ignominy; shameful; dishonorable; disgraceful
Characterized by supple and lithe movements:
An indirect action or process.
indirectness
The condition of being indirect
Infamy is defined as notoriety, or a reputation of bad behavior.
fair (antonym)
Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics:
Not honest
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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