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DISHONEST Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word dishonest. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word dishonest. (close relations)
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crooked
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• irregular in shape or outline

• having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

deceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

double-dealing
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

false
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

adverb

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

adjective satellite

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

insincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking sincerity

lying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

treacherous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

untrustworthy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of trust or belief

untruthful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not expressing or given to expressing the truth

bribable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

corruptible
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

dishonorable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor

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

purchasable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

• available for purchase

venal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

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