Choose the Right Synonym for dishonest

dishonest, deceitful, mendacious, untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions

Examples of dishonest in a Sentence

She gave dishonest answers to our questions. dishonest kids who lie about their ages in order to get into R-rated movies

Recent Examples on the Web Grunt Style responded by releasing a screenshot of an email offering to continue his insurance, suggesting that a GoFundMe campaign by Mr. Alarik was dishonest. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "Grunt Style Doesn’t Care About Former Boss’s Feelings," 3 Dec. 2020 Flawed and dishonest assertions like this pollute the public discourse and mislead good people who make the mistake of believing things said by the president of the United States. — The Editors, National Review, "Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame," 30 Nov. 2020 Definitely Obama is being dishonest either with the reader or himself in some cases. — Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, "Obama the pretender," 24 Nov. 2020 Yet anyone who dismisses it as weakness is being dishonest. — Donna Britt, Washington Post, "No matter who wins on Tuesday, look in your heart and forgive," 2 Nov. 2020 Sullivan often said Gross is dishonest, and if elected would empower national Democrats who have an anti-Alaska agenda. — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, "With Election Day looming, Sullivan and Gross sling allegations of corruption and deceit at each other," 25 Oct. 2020 During the general election campaign, Trump was widely accessible but wildly dishonest, spreading lies through the media's megaphones. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Biden aide: The president-elect knows the media's job is to 'hold him accountable'," 8 Nov. 2020 Falling further down in the vote count but mounting legal challenges in multiple states, the president continued to energize his followers — even as his efforts appeared increasingly desperate and dishonest. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "Across Bay Area, Biden and Trump supporters await elusive election result," 6 Nov. 2020 In the interview, Trump is quintessentially Trump, which is to say petulant, astoundingly dishonest and a millimeter deep. — John Brummett, Arkansas Online, "OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Get in a lather, rinse, repeat," 25 Oct. 2020

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