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dishonest

DEFINITIONS OF: dishonest

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adj deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

Synonyms:
dishonorable
Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
beguiling
misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent
intended to deceive
deceptive, misleading, shoddy
designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
false
designed to deceive
picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
blackguardly, rascally, roguish, scoundrelly
lacking principles or scruples
thieving, thievish
given to thievery
dishonorable, dishonourable
lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
insincere
lacking sincerity
corrupt, crooked
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
false
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
untrustworthy, untrusty
not worthy of trust or belief
Antonyms:
honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
direct
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
echt, genuine
not fake or counterfeit
downright
characterized by plain blunt honesty
honorable, honourable
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
artless, ingenuous
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
square, straight
characterized by honesty and fairness
true
consistent with fact or reality; not false
trustworthy, trusty
worthy of trust or belief
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adj capable of being corrupted

dishonest politicians”
Synonyms:
bribable, corruptible, purchasable, venal
corrupt
lacking in integrity
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