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- DictionaryDis·hon·est/disˈänəst/
adjective
- 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
adjective. uk / dɪˈsɒn.ɪst / us / dɪˈsɑː.nɪst / Add to word list. B2. not honest: a dishonest lawyer. a dishonest way of making money. morally dishonest. intellectually dishonest. dishonest in/about He's been dishonest in his dealings with us/about his past. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. deceiving others and not telling the truth.
1. : lack of honesty or integrity : disposition to defraud or deceive. 2. : a dishonest act : fraud. Synonyms. deceitfulness. falsehood. mendaciousness. mendacity. untruthfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence. Are you accusing him of dishonesty? her dishonesty about what happened.
adjective. us / dɪˈsɑː.nɪst / uk / dɪˈsɒn.ɪst / Add to word list. B2. not honest: a dishonest lawyer. a dishonest way of making money. morally dishonest. intellectually dishonest. dishonest in/about He's been dishonest in his dealings with us/about his past. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. deceiving others and not telling the truth.
3 days ago · adjective. If you say that a person or their behaviour is dishonest, you mean that they are not truthful or honest and that you cannot trust them. You have been dishonest with me. It would be dishonest not to present the data as fairly as possible. Synonyms: deceitful, corrupt, crooked [informal], designing More Synonyms of dishonest.
adjective. 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.
the quality or an act of not being honest: Her dishonesty landed her in prison. Mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of complaint than deliberate dishonesty. See. dishonest. Fewer examples. There is a sort of intellectual dishonesty going on. In most cases, fraud involves dishonesty.
Acting in a way that's deceitful or false is dishonesty. If your best friend claims she'll be studying all weekend, but she's actually planning to go out with other pals, that's dishonesty. The word dishonesty implies that someone's lying, but it also encompasses cheating or being deceptive.
