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Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence
Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
her dishonesty about what happened
Recent Examples of dishonesty from the Web
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Bond, insurance bond: Franklin County Treasurer-elect Cheryl Sullivan has approval for an insurance bond to protect against employee or officeholder dishonesty, a move that would end a contentious argument in Columbus.
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Ivanka’s soft-spoken dishonesty is less salacious than her father’s and brother’s.
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These days, voters start with a presumption of dishonesty and self-interested motivation from their candidates, and the burden is on the candidates to disprove it.
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To say that this was well-executed spin by the president and his team understates the genius of the dishonesty.
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Each of his previous denials has been met by new reports with stronger evidence of his dishonesty.
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Yes, relentless propaganda, government dishonesty and fear of reprisals keep Russians behind strongman Putin.
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But typically they’re of the garden variety—plagiarism, dishonesty, fabrication.
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In May, the candidates clashed publicly with emails slamming each other for dishonesty and ethical lapses.
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First Known Use of dishonesty
1589
dishonesty Synonyms
Synonyms
deceit, deceitfulness, falsehood, mendaciousness, mendacity, untruthfulnessAntonyms
honesty, integrity, probity, truthfulness, veraciousness, veracity, verityRelated Words
artifice, craft, craftiness, crookedness, cunning, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, foxiness, guile, guilefulness, insincerity, trickishness, wiliness; falseness; hypocrisyNear Antonyms
honor, incorruptibility; candidness, candor, frankness, good faith, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness; dependability, reliability, reliableness, trustworthiness; accuracy, objectivity; authenticity, correctness, genuineness; credibilityDISHONESTY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of dishonesty for English Language Learners
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: lack of honesty : the quality of being untruthful or deceitful
DISHONESTY Defined for Kids
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Definition of dishonesty for Students
:the quality of being untruthful :lack of honesty
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