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as in misleading
telling or containing lies
I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows dishonest statements on the claims form
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as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
dishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges dishonest business deals that landed him in jail
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as in false
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
dishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of dishonest
No wonder de Lesseps became a national pariah whose name was synonymous with dishonest incompetence.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
These are cheap, dishonest shots against a great intellect, acknowledged by friends and opponents alike.
—James Gaylord, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Industry groups insist that they are committed to weeding out dishonest companies that make false claims or sell dangerous products.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Such attempts are dangerous not only for being dishonest but also for missing aspects of customer quality, without which businesses risk falling into the low-price trap.
—Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
These are cheap, dishonest shots against a great intellect, acknowledged by friends and opponents alike.
—James Gaylord, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Industry groups insist that they are committed to weeding out dishonest companies that make false claims or sell dangerous products.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Such attempts are dangerous not only for being dishonest but also for missing aspects of customer quality, without which businesses risk falling into the low-price trap.
—Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonest
Adjective
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This, in turn, creates a feedback loop where accurate, trustworthy information is rewarded while low-quality or potentially misleading content loses influence.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The idea is to prevent ads containing false or misleading material that can potentially hurt someone.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Such fraudulent science can slow medical progress and delay vital treatment, The Scientist reported, especially when, as in this case, journals rarely took steps to correct the record.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The illegality generated more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The title-winning standard has been lower in recent years; City won it with 86, 93, 89 and 91 points between 2020-21 and 2023-24 and Liverpool with 84 points last season, but some of those totals give a false impression.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The month prior, she was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm and making false statements about drug use, per the newspaper.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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So that's completely erroneous.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Grokipedia also contains some erroneous statements.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, brings claims for deceptive practices and false advertising, among others.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The complaints allow the public to report unfair or deceptive business practices, according to the agency’s website, and can prompt investigations from the office.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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President Trump is mendacious, vengeful, and unscrupulous.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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At Comedy Central, Colbert rose to prominence playing a slightly exaggerated version of Bill O’Reilly and other unapologetically mendacious Fox News pundits from the George W. Bush years.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a disastrous attempt at bedding Minde’s ex-girlfriend Edita (Vaidilė Juozaitytė), our flat-top sporting hero with a crooked smile meets Monika (Digna Kulionytė), an ambitious, studious beauty from the middle-class area of town.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Officers making contact with Hyatt noted an odor of intoxicants, staggering gait, confusion and illogical, untruthful responses to questions, according to the motion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Aug. 2025
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The deficient vice of integrity is being fake, untruthful, inconsistent, unprincipled, and manipulative.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonest. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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