untrustworthy
adjective
un·trust·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source
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There is evidence that this tendency, known as the endowment effect, was favored by natural selection when bargains were risky in a pre-modern world, a time when giving over one item, in trade for another, might risk getting nothing at all from an untrustworthy trading partner.
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Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The plaintiff’s counsel repeatedly questioned Altman’s character, accusing him of being untrustworthy, and of routinely lying.
—Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 May 2026
By and large, consumers are more skeptical of brands’ sustainability messaging; some 60 percent now avoid products from untrustworthy or unethical sources, per the report.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.
—Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The plaintiff’s counsel repeatedly questioned Altman’s character, accusing him of being untrustworthy, and of routinely lying.
—Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 May 2026
By and large, consumers are more skeptical of brands’ sustainability messaging; some 60 percent now avoid products from untrustworthy or unethical sources, per the report.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.
—Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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