1
as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
if you gain a reputation for dishonesty, no one will believe you even when you're telling the truth
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
a religious cult that recruits members through dishonesty and subterfuge
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Recent Examples of dishonesty
The 26-page report also details testimony of deaths by counterfeit or self-prescribed medicine, and official denial leading to a culture of dishonesty.
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Board meetings saw jeering, insults and accusations of dishonesty as members spoke, and frustrated parents accused leadership of lying and maliciously molding the process to a preferred outcome.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
What looks like dishonesty is often an attempt to catch up.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Advertisement But dishonesty of this nature does not yield good art—at least, not truthful art.
—Esther Lin, Time, 12 June 2025
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Board meetings saw jeering, insults and accusations of dishonesty as members spoke, and frustrated parents accused leadership of lying and maliciously molding the process to a preferred outcome.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
What looks like dishonesty is often an attempt to catch up.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Advertisement But dishonesty of this nature does not yield good art—at least, not truthful art.
—Esther Lin, Time, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonesty
Noun
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What begins as a convenient living arrangement spirals into a dangerous game of desire and deceit.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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But there’s more to the Prime Video series than just murder and deceit, says the actress, whose credits also include The Sinner and 7th Heaven.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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And how could Faas have knowingly perpetrated such deception?—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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This campaign of deception from Big Oil and the plastics industry underscores why California’s lawsuit against Exxon is so vital.—
Chelsea Linsley,
Mercury News,
29 July 2025
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One exception is if the government was able to prove that citizenship was obtained through fraud in the case of naturalization.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Southeast Asia has become a global epicenter of cyber scams, where high-tech fraud meets human trafficking.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonesty. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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