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dishonest

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dishonest

1 telling or containing lies

I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows

dishonest statements on the claims form

Synonyms of dishonest

lying, mendacious, untruthful

Words Related to dishonest

erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading, untrue

double-dealing, hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced

Near Antonyms of dishonest

candid, open, plainspoken, straightforward

earnest, sincere, true

conscientious, moral, principled, scrupulous

dependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

decent, ethical, honorable, just, respectable, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous

Antonyms of dishonest

honest, truthful, veracious

2 given to or marked by cheating and deception

dishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges

dishonest business deals that landed him in jail

Synonyms of dishonest

bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded

Words Related to dishonest

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

insidious, perfidious, treacherous

Near Antonyms of dishonest

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward

Antonyms of dishonest

aboveboard, honest, straight

3 marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value

dishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

Synonyms of dishonest

crooked, deceitful, defrauding, double-dealing, false, fraudulent

Words Related to dishonest

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

Near Antonyms of dishonest

legitimate, true, valid

Antonyms of dishonest

aboveboard, honest, truthful

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.

- 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

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