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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 level of disrespect and dishonesty has left me feeling there would be no way to ever trust or feel emotionally safe around my sister.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The watermark aims to address concerns about academic dishonesty and misinformation spread through AI platforms.
—Dave Schlenker, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Some groups – in our study, young men with lower honesty-humility traits – had higher dishonesty rates.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Accept temporary discomfort as evidence of expanding your leadership abilities, not as a sign of personal dishonesty.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The watermark aims to address concerns about academic dishonesty and misinformation spread through AI platforms.
—Dave Schlenker, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Some groups – in our study, young men with lower honesty-humility traits – had higher dishonesty rates.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Accept temporary discomfort as evidence of expanding your leadership abilities, not as a sign of personal dishonesty.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonesty
Noun
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In economic markets, maintaining a consumer’s freedom of choice requires regulations against coercion and deceit.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Erosion Of Trust Through Inconsistent Words Many people associate the breakdown of trust with major betrayals like infidelity or deception.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Warrantless search and seizure, deception, untrammeled use of force.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.—
Olivia Liu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to be investigated for declaring, after careful study of the 2020 election, that there was no election fraud.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 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,
18 Mar. 2025
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Noted for his tenacity and cunning, Khamenei is also a man of conviction, and his hatred for the United States is deeply felt.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonesty. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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