- not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent
disˈhonestly adv
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dis•hon•est /dɪsˈɑnɪst/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- not honest;
untrustworthy:I wouldn't do business with such dishonest car dealers. - showing lack of honesty:That commercial had a lot of dishonest claims.
dis•hon•est
(dis on′ist),USA pronunciation adj.
dis•hon′est•ly, adv.
- not honest;
disposed to lie, cheat, or steal;
not worthy of trust or belief:a dishonest person. - proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty;
fraudulent:a dishonest advertisement.
- Anglo-French, Old French deshoneste, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + honeste honest
- Middle English dishoneste 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, perfidious. See corrupt.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged false.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged honest.
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dishonest /dɪsˈɒnɪst/ adj
disˈhonestly adv
disˈhonestly adv
'dishonest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Better Business Bureau
- background
- bad apple
- bad egg
- bagman
- bent
- bushranger
- case
- casuistic
- casuistry
- chancer
- cheat
- chicanery
- clip
- corrupt
- corruption
- coyote
- crook
- crooked
- defraud
- dirty
- dirty work
- dishonesty
- dishonor
- distrust
- dodger
- ensnare
- faithless
- false
- fast one
- fat
- frame-up
- fraud
- fraudulent
- graft
- grift
- grifter
- guard
- have
- highbinder
- honest
- hustle
- ill-gotten
- illegit
- impute
- indirect
- indirection
- industrial espionage
- insincere
- jack up