untrustworthy
adjective
un·trust·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source
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Not for the first time, Superman’s opponents try to paint him as an untrustworthy foreigner.
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Jake Coyle, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
However, this would leave us in a fiscal situation similar to that of many developing nations, with galloping inflation and untrustworthy currency.
—Ivo Welch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Two different state attorneys declared Lopez untrustworthy.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
People with basolateral amygdala damage tend to send much more than others, even to untrustworthy trustees who fail to reciprocate.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
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Jake Coyle, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
However, this would leave us in a fiscal situation similar to that of many developing nations, with galloping inflation and untrustworthy currency.
—Ivo Welch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Two different state attorneys declared Lopez untrustworthy.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
People with basolateral amygdala damage tend to send much more than others, even to untrustworthy trustees who fail to reciprocate.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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