All dishonest synonyms
disΒ·honΒ·est
D d adj dishonest
- lying β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- deceptive β If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- unscrupulous β not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- deceitful β If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- sneaky β like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- shady β abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- unfair β not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unprincipled β lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.
- fraudulent β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- misleading β deceptive; tending to mislead.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- untrustworthy β deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- underhanded β underhand.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- cheating β an instance of rule-breaking
- crafty β If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- cunning β Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- designing β artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
- disreputable β not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- double-dealing β duplicity; treachery; deception.
- mendacious β telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- perfidious β deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- recreant β cowardly or craven.
- shifty β resourceful; fertile in expedients.
- sinister β threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- slippery β tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- traitorous β having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- treacherous β characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- tricky β given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- two-faced β having two faces.
- two-timing β to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
- unctuous β characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- villainous β having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- wily β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- guileful β insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- sneaking β acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- bluffing β to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like: He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
adjective dishonest
- untruthful β not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- underhand β not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
- deceiving β Present participle of deceive.