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as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
if you gain a reputation for dishonesty, no one will believe you even when you're telling the truth
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
a religious cult that recruits members through dishonesty and subterfuge
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Recent Examples of dishonesty
What matters most is the dishonesty.
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Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
The video’s footage amplifies the flagrant dishonesty of the Administration’s statements about the threat Alex Pretti posed to the multiple officers who were physically restraining him before he was killed.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
His pardons also disproportionately favored crimes involving dishonesty, Osler wrote.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Boone’s major crime is, rather than selling oil to a world hungry for it, an act of dishonesty—largely a lie of omission.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
The video’s footage amplifies the flagrant dishonesty of the Administration’s statements about the threat Alex Pretti posed to the multiple officers who were physically restraining him before he was killed.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
His pardons also disproportionately favored crimes involving dishonesty, Osler wrote.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Boone’s major crime is, rather than selling oil to a world hungry for it, an act of dishonesty—largely a lie of omission.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonesty
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They are all caught in a web of deceit and revenge.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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She has now been sentenced to federal prison to pay for her deceit.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Investigators say Ford used a two-part deception.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Staff,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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But then there’s another wrinkle that Holmes is throwing at batters that could really ramp up the deception.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Republicans, who control half of the Minnesota House, pointed out that DHS failed to detect fraud for years.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ron Yukelson San Luis Obispo Agree with Times columnist Mirjam Swanson, Bam Adebayo’s a fraud!—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The cheating isn’t new, this argument goes; it’s just getting discovered and prosecuted more frequently.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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That cheating is rampant in our elections.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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The confidence that began Carrick’s spell in charge will need to be matched with new cunning and craft.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Muck is no Epstein, malevolent and cunning.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonesty. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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