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dishonest

3 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, dishonest means not honest.

Meanings of dishonest

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Not honest.

  2. Interfering with honesty.

  3. Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

    Similar: dishonorable

  4. Capable of being corrupted

    “corruptible judges”

    “dishonest politicians”

    “a purchasable senator”

    Similar: corruptible, bribable, purchasable, venal
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteDishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

  2. obsoleteDishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or …
dishonorable
adjective: capable of being corrupted
corruptiblebribablepurchasablevenal
Oppositeshonest

Words that rhyme with dishonest

honest

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