Definitions

dishonesty

[dis-on-uh-stee] / dɪsˈɒn ə sti /

NOUN

lying; unwillingness to tell the truth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chicanery corruption criminality deceit duplicity falsehood fraud graft infidelity mendacity treachery trickery

STRONG

artifice bunk cheating chicane craft crookedness cunning double-dealing faithlessness falsity flimflam fraudulence guile hocus-pocus infamy insidiousness perfidiousness perfidy racket rascality slyness stealing swindle trickiness unscrupulousness wiliness

WEAK

fourberie hanky-panky improbity sharp practice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

faithfulness fidelity forthrightness honesty loyalty truth truthfulness

STRONG

artlessness frankness innocence openness reality sincerity

WEAK

fairness scrupulousness

Example Sentences

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Judge Lord Young said Murrell had carried out a "calculated crime of dishonesty" but told the court he had been unable to identify a clear motive.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

A spokeswoman for Raja said he strongly denies the allegations, and that there was no fraud or dishonesty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"She claimed that there was deliberate dishonesty, she was wrong about that. Wrong, wrong, wrong."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A questionable outlet, the company obtained the results through a methodology so shady it verged on outright dishonesty: They used a definition of “tradwife” that bears no resemblance to the term’s actual meaning.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

In spite of her dishonesty, she had taken them in and fed them.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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