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- Dictionarydishonest/dɪsˈɒnɪst/
adjective
- 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
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Dishonest means not honest, untrustworthy, or devious. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Dishonest means unworthy of trust or belief, and implies a willful perversion of truth to deceive, cheat, or defraud. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
When dishonest is used to describe a person, it usually means they are frequently or habitually untruthful—that they tend to lie often or that they often hide or leave out part of the truth.
Dishonest means not honest or fair, and implies lying, cheating, or stealing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, and see its synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
Someone dishonest is corrupt: a cheater, a liar, or a fraud. Dishonest folks shouldn't be trusted. If you know that being honest means to tell the truth and be straightforward, then you can probably guess that being dishonest means to tell lies and be crooked.
deceiving others and not telling the truth. dishonest The press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics. untrustworthy He made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source. devious It was a devious plan - but would it work? deceitful She's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted. See more results » More examples.
Dishonest means not honest or fair; deceptive or fraudulent. Find the origin, usage, and related words of dishonest in this comprehensive online dictionary.
