as in fraudulent
not able to be trusted; not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person He has proven himself untrustworthy.
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Recent Examples of untrustworthy
In the version nurses want, the alert is an invitation to look closer, not an untrustworthy digital manager.
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Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
An untrustworthy future tempts us to either disengage, retreat into cynicism, or live angry.
—Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Within hours lies were flowing, predictably from a lawless and untrustworthy president and his dishonest DHS secretary, who blamed the victim in direct contradiction of video evidence.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
An untrustworthy future tempts us to either disengage, retreat into cynicism, or live angry.
—Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Within hours lies were flowing, predictably from a lawless and untrustworthy president and his dishonest DHS secretary, who blamed the victim in direct contradiction of video evidence.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrustworthy
Adjective
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Regardless of whether the debt is fraudulent, that check can provide a more confident understanding of what’s going on.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Smith earned millions of dollars from his fraudulent streams, siphoning off royalties from the legitimate artists in the royalty pool.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is dishonest and partisan.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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This is dishonest and partisan.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Erin Lee Opponents, however, call the measure extreme and its language deceptive.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Centers' growing power Previous efforts in California, Colorado and Vermont to regulate crisis pregnancy centers arose from concerns over allegations of deceptive and misleading practices and questions about patient data privacy.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Alas, the misleading, cold-in-the-morning, warm-at-night weather has finally arrived.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Despite the backlash, DeRosa has insisted the criticism has created misleading narratives about his handling of the team and his understanding of the tournament format.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The application for the $100,000 life insurance policy included errors, including an incorrect Social Security number for Eric Richins, an insurance agent testified.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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An earlier version of the story provided the incorrect month.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that such inferences are often wildly speculative and will almost certainly lead to false convictions or arrests.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The defendants and company executives allegedly prepared false documents and communications to show that the company was the end user of the servers.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This story has been updated to correct wrong information from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrustworthy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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