What is another word for dishonesty?
184 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ɪ_s_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_s_t_ɪ], [ dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ], [ dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ], [ ɪnkənvˌɜːtɪbˈɪlɪtɪ], [ ɪnkənvˌɜːtɪbˈɪlɪtɪ], [ ɪ_n_k_ə_n_v_ˌɜː_t_ɪ_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_ɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for dishonesty:- cunning (noun)
- deceit (noun)
- deception (noun)
- dishonesty (noun)
- falsehood (noun)
- lying; unwillingness to tell the truth (noun)
- other synonyms
- charlatanism
- corruptness
- deceit
- infidelity
- other relevant words
Definition for Dishonesty:
- Want of honesty or probity; a disposition to cheat or defraud; violation of honesty or trust; fraud; treachery; deceit; wickedness.
Synonyms for Dishonesty:
n.
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- honest.
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- craft.
- wile.
- insidiousness,
- falsity,
- subtlety,
- lying,
- Counterfeiting,
- rascality,
- embezzlement,
- forgery,
- mythomania,
- Subtleness,
- perjury,
- hocus-pocus,
- Pettifoggery,
- stealing,
- mendacity,
- flimflam,
- KNavishness,
- untrustworthiness,
- artfulness.
- treachery,
- knavery,
- corruption,
- unscrupulousness,
- immorality,
- deceitfulness,
- feloniousness,
- deviousness.
- criminality,
- swindle,
- infamy,
- bunk.
Other synonyms:
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- graft,
- deception,
- misconduct,
- humbug,
- turpitude,
- lie,
- cunning,
- dramatics,
- newspeak,
- monkey business,
- jiggery-pokery,
- facade,
- skulduggery,
- masquerade,
- indirection,
- doublespeak,
- rigging,
- pose,
- casuistry.
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- act.
- gyp,
- charlatanism,
- dissembling,
- double-talk,
- dishonesties,
- spuriousness,
- dishonor,
- illicit business,
- grift,
- iniquity,
- cheat,
- fibbery,
- bad,
- guilefulness,
- injustice,
- slipperiness,
- untruthfulness,
- suspiciousness,
- imposture,
- disgrace,
- fibbing,
- unfairness,
- Flam,
- trick,
- dodge,
- foxiness,
- diddling,
- unconscientiousness,
- corruptibility,
- fakery,
- indirectness,
- truthlessness,
- roguery,
- obliquity,
- inequity,
- ramp,
- diddle,
- unsavoriness,
- extortion,
- crookery,
- mendaciousness,
- obliqueness,
- Fraudulency,
- imposition,
- unrighteousness,
- speciousness,
- contamination,
- bribery,
- Gerrymandering,
- Doubleness,
- bunco,
- evasiveness,
- fable,
- MALA FIDES,
- Cunningness,
- disrepute,
- Pseudology,
- astuteness,
- Swindling,
- credibility gap,
- misrepresentation,
- cozenage,
- dishonour,
- scam.
Paraphrases for Dishonesty:
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
deceit.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
forgery.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
dishonest, falsehood, unfairness, deception, fraud, misrepresentation, cheating.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Dishonesty:
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n.
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attribute
honesty.
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lying; unwillingness to tell the truth
forthrightness, artlessness, fidelity, faithfulness, fairness, scrupulousness, reality, frankness, sincerity, truth, loyalty, innocence, truthfulness, openness.
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Other antonyms:
genuineness, veraciousness, trustworthiness, reliableness, objectivity, directness, incorruptibility, plainspokenness, authenticity, uprightness, credibility, correctness, dependability, candidness, plainness, trustability, candor, good faith, straightforwardness, accuracy, trustiness, reliability, solidity.
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attribute
Homophones for Dishonesty:
- disconnected, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Dodecanoic Acid, discomycete, dismissed, disconnect, disjunct, Decanoic Acid, dishonest, dugongidae.
Hypernym for Dishonesty:
n.
Hyponym for Dishonesty:
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unrighteousness.
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attribute