 dishonest |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | |
| Synonyms: | dishonorable | |
| Related terms: | honest deceptive thieving beguiling false ambidextrous deceitful rascally ambidextrous picaresque false insincere untrustworthy crooked dishonorable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable | |
| Synonyms: | unscrupulous | |
| Related terms: | crooked | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking truthfulness | |
| Examples: | "a dishonest answer" |
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| Related terms: | untruthful | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] capable of being corrupted | |
| Synonyms: | bribable purchasable venal corruptible | |
| Examples: | "corruptible judges" "dishonest politicians" "a purchasable senator" "a venal police officer" |
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| Related terms: | corrupt | |
| Similar spelling: |
dishonesty dishonestly disconnect disconcert disconnected disconcerted diogenes disconsolate dizziness digenesis diakinesis |
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