untrustworthy
adjective
un·trust·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source
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Two different state attorneys declared Lopez untrustworthy.
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
People with basolateral amygdala damage tend to send much more than others, even to untrustworthy trustees who fail to reciprocate.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
The humor of the books is darker and drier, partly because it comes filtered entirely through the perspective of a cyborg that views humanity as inherently untrustworthy and violence as a frustrating but useful chore.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
This makes the administration seem like a particularly untrustworthy locus for a registry to track autistic people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
People with basolateral amygdala damage tend to send much more than others, even to untrustworthy trustees who fail to reciprocate.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
The humor of the books is darker and drier, partly because it comes filtered entirely through the perspective of a cyborg that views humanity as inherently untrustworthy and violence as a frustrating but useful chore.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
This makes the administration seem like a particularly untrustworthy locus for a registry to track autistic people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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