Meaning of dishonest in English

1. Pronunciation

   /dɪsˈɑnəst/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   dishonest

   Definitions

   1. lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

   Synonyms

   • crooked
   • corrupt
2. 2. lacking truthfulness

   Examples

   • « a dishonest answer »

   Synonyms

   • untruthful
3. 3. capable of being corrupted

   Examples

   • « corruptible judges »
   • « dishonest politicians »
   • « a purchasable senator »
   • « a venal police officer »

   Synonyms

   • corrupt

4. Qualitative Adjective

   dishonest

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonorable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus

   Definitions

   1. deceptive or fraudulent

   Examples

   • « disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive »

   Synonyms

   • ambidextrous
   • deceitful
   • double-dealing
   • duplicitous
   • Janus-faced
   • two-faced
   • double-faced
   • double-tongued
   • beguiling
   • deceitful
   • fallacious
   • fraudulent
   • deceptive
   • misleading
   • false
   • picaresque
   • rascally
   • roguish
   • scoundrelly
   • blackguardly
   • thieving(a)
   • thievish

   Antonyms

   • honest
   • honorable

See also

• crooked
• dishonorable
• false
• insincere
• untrustworthy