untrustworthy

adjective

un·​trust·​wor·​thy ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 

: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy

an untrustworthy person

an untrustworthy source

Examples of untrustworthy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the lower court found Ms. Sung’s allegations to be false, saying that her statements were inconsistent, untrustworthy and lacked supporting evidence, according to the court’s ruling, which was viewed by The New York Times. —Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024

Residents accused the project developers of being untrustworthy and of trying to profit off the local community. —Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

Not addressing data early can result in delays, untrustworthy analytics, cost overruns and even failure. —Kevin Campbell, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough blasted McDaniel for supporting voter fraud conspiracies after the 2020 election, and Meet the Press host Chuck Todd knocked her for being untrustworthy during her first network appearance. —Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024

While that countdown to Election Day — offset by an ever-more paranoid web of intrigued linked to untrustworthy election technology and the malefactors who wield it — might structure the six-part series, individual episodes explore contemporary concerns from unexpected angles. —Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024

The royal family has established that official reporting about it is untrustworthy over the course of decades. —Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024

But Byas’ narrator isn’t plagued by psychedelic witches and toothy trashcans, rather by untrustworthy men and erroneous assumptions. —Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above