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dishonestadjective telling or containing liesI think he is being dishonest about how much he knows dishonest statements on the claims form lying, mendacious, untruthful erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading, untruedouble-dealing, hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-facedperjurious honest, truthful, veracious candid, open, plainspoken, straightforwardearnest, sincere, trueconscientious, moral, principled, scrupulousdependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trustydecent, ethical, honorable, just, respectable, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous given to or marked by cheating and deceptiondishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges dishonest business deals that landed him in jail bent(chiefly British), crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulousdeceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, falseartful, beguiling, cagey(also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wilydefrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, trickyinsidious, perfidious, treacherous aboveboard, honest, straight conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, uprightforthright, straightforward marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of valuedishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies crooked, deceitful, defrauding, double-dealing, false, fraudulent beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, speciousspurious aboveboard, honest, truthful legitimate, true, valid dishonest, deceitful, mendacious, untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief.dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud.a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing.the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality.an untruthful account of their actions in the 14th century |