untrustworthy

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Recent Examples of untrustworthy Stevenson’s pirates are a frighteningly murderous and totally untrustworthy bunch, thriving on threats and duplicity. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025 Women are greedy, untrustworthy, weak and inferior, these influencers say. Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Others dismiss it as overhyped, error-prone and untrustworthy. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Doing so is both principled and a way to send a harsh, very needed and entirely deserved rebuke to California’s untrustworthy political establishment. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untrustworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrustworthy
Adjective
  • Jason Clarke is a force as Alex, whose booming charm hides fraudulent business dealings and a growing opioid addiction, while Arquette is Emmy-worthy as the long-suffering but demanding Maggie.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The analyst added that the fraudulent nature of the borrowers hints at a unique situation rather than an underlying systematic issue.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For that incredibly dishonest assessment that actually did a disservice to the country, Obama is held up to widespread praise by Democrats and others, even winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dealers and lenders have long engaged in deceptive and predatory practices that jack up prices for car buyers in order to line their pockets.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This looks like an attempt to clean up their devastated public image following the Federal Trade Commission’s strong BOTS Act and deceptive practices case against them.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Their arrest followed The Osefos allegedly making false and misleading claims after an April 2024 burglary at their family home that led to the insurance fraud criminal charges.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Judge calls for use of body cameras Credibility questions have long trailed law enforcement agencies, whether federal or local, and police statements immediately after an arrest have occasionally proved to be incorrect or misleading.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s not entirely incorrect; Hellebuyck has been closer to league-average than Hart-caliber thus far.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists, meteorologists, and other branches of the federal government say these assertions are largely incorrect.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Tesla is still fighting a false advertising lawsuit from California's DMV.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And that’s really false advertising.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Human nature, however, urges us to do the exact wrong thing.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There's a quote from The Office that's always stuck with me for all the wrong reasons.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrustworthy. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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