Definition of dishonest
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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 of dishonest from the Web
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He's managed to have a range of people described him as dishonest that is really pretty remarkable.
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According to a recent survey, Colombians consider international miners arrogant and dishonest.
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And a steady drumbeat of senior officials — including White House chief of staff John Kelly — told Trump that Shulkin had been dishonest in his dealings with West Wing officials.
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To impose biblical simplicity on the narrative would be dishonest; there was no Garden of Eden, no aproned Adam and Eve from whom all future American chefs descended, no single moment that lit the fuse.
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After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters - worst in History!
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Women, like men, can be cruel, dishonest, violent, and law-breaking.
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An actor performing music sometimes feels dishonest.
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Jeff Roe, Cruz’s campaign manager, has never been one to let a thing like pathologically dishonest bullying affect his political judgment.
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Origin and Etymology of dishonest
Middle English, from Anglo-French deshoneste, from des- dis- + honeste honest
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yeardishonest Synonyms
Synonyms
crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright;
Related Words
unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous;
deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false;
artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily;
defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky;
Synonym Discussion of 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.
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- a swindle usually involves two dishonest people
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- the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse
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- mendacious tales of adventure
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- an untruthful account of their actions
DISHONEST Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of dishonest for English Language Learners
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: saying or likely to say things that are untrue
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: containing information that is untrue
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: used to deceive someone
DISHONEST Defined for Kids
Definition of dishonest for Students
: not honest or trustworthy
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