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dis·hon·est
 dishonest
- pronunciation:
- dIs
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nihst
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
inclined to lie, steal, or cheat; not honest or trustworthy.
The employee was found to be dishonest and was fired.Her parents suspected she was being dishonest about where she had been.The politician was exposed as being corrupt and dishonest.- synonyms:
- crooked, deceitful, lying, mendacious, two-faced, untruthful
- antonyms:
- aboveboard, decent, honest
- similar words:
- corrupt, devious, fraudulent, perfidious, shifty, shoddy, underhanded, unscrupulous, untrustworthy
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| definition 2: |
resulting from or showing lack of honesty.
They'd made a dishonest profit.He ran a dishonest campaign.- synonyms:
- fraudulent
- antonyms:
- aboveboard, honest
- similar words:
- bogus, deceitful, false, phony, shady, specious, spurious, untruthful
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| related words: |
dirty, foul, insincere, venal, wrong |
| derivation: |
dishonestly (adv.) |
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