dishonest
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2.5
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɒnɪst/
:
deshonesto
- So I regard her as an entirely dishonest figure.
- dishonest behavior
- a dishonest person
- dishonest people
I don't think it's dishonest to withhold judgement.
- I don't think it's dishonest to withhold judgement.
- Well, one answer which wouldn't be totally dishonest is I don't have a clue.
- We degrade and alone at the end of a low, dishonest decade.
- And and they're they're like overly heroic and they just feel not dishonest, but not terribly honest either.
- I could have issued a flat out denial, but why be dishonest?
- Now, some people say it's dishonest to, to not tell them everything.
Examples
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The politician was known for his dishonest dealings, which eroded public trust.
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Now that I know that some people out there are purposely dishonest, I'm not taking anything at face value.
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Is that being, you know, dishonest to my audience?
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Now, some people say it's dishonest to, to not tell them everything.
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So I like the fact they stop people from doing dishonest stuff and not paying when they said they would.
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You went to all this trouble to try to catch me in a lie... ...and you were the one being dishonest.
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Honey, I'm so sorry you keep running into dishonest men.
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Only then did the dishonest emperor resign the throne.
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Some of them are dishonest people, some of them are unpleasant people.
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To do otherwise is not only dishonest, it's also a historical hoax.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
291
4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
90
6.5
Trying to trick people to get their money
79
5.5
Not honest and likely to do illegal things
62
5.3
Appearing true but making someone believe something that is not true
62
9.9
A person who lies or says things that are not true
51
6.4
Acting in a dishonest or tricky way to get what you want
31
5.0
Acting in a dishonest way to make people believe something untrue
25
7.5
A person or company that is not honest and tries to take advantage of others
23
6.0
Not honest or fair and causing shame
17
7.4
A look or behavior that seems dishonest and hard to trust
9
9.1
Willing to take money to do illegal or dishonest things
6
9.1
Saying things that are not true
6
4.8
Not honest and likely to tell lies
3
9.2
Likely to betray someone's trust by lying or cheating
1
7.0
Dishonest and likely to trick people for money or advantage
Not honest and likely to say things that are not true
Not safe to depend on because they may fail or betray you
A person who is not loyal or honest and who breaks trust
Dishonest in a way that makes you think of a scam
Antonyms
How Dishonest
90
6.5
291
4.4
31
5.0
128
2.5
6
4.8
148
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dishonest breaks into the prefix dis- meaning 'not', as in disagree, and the word honest, meaning 'truthful' or 'fair'. So dishonest means 'not honest', someone who lies or cheats.