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as in misleading
telling or containing lies
I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows dishonest statements on the claims form
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as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
dishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges dishonest business deals that landed him in jail
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as in false
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
dishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of dishonest
Public Support for Climate Action A U-turn on climate action is both intellectually dishonest and an electoral loser.
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David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Rubio accused Musk of being dishonest and noted that more than 1,500 State Department officials took buyouts to leave their posts.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Simpson’s most dishonest claim was that Social Security’s drafters deliberately set the retirement age at 65 because life expectancy in 1935, at the time of enactment, was 63.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Truth oaths are not just for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service but for many different companies that want to curb dishonest behavior or that ask employees to report information that is difficult to verify.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Rubio accused Musk of being dishonest and noted that more than 1,500 State Department officials took buyouts to leave their posts.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Simpson’s most dishonest claim was that Social Security’s drafters deliberately set the retirement age at 65 because life expectancy in 1935, at the time of enactment, was 63.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Truth oaths are not just for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service but for many different companies that want to curb dishonest behavior or that ask employees to report information that is difficult to verify.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonest
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Ask if there was any suspicious account activity, such as a login from a new device, before the fraudulent charges occurred.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Barker and the business owner — who pleaded guilty in February on charges in a separate indictment — agreed to deduct the true cost of the supplies from the fraudulent invoices and split the rest between them, according to the indictment.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the jitters still shook him, a false-start whistle blowing on his first 40-yard attempt at February’s NFL combine.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sanchez and her co-conspirators created false documents for the victims, including Permanent Residence cards and Social Security cards, and helped the victims find employment in the Hartford area.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission works to ensure the advertising Americans see is not deceptive, and the Securities and Exchange Commission makes sure that the companies people invest in are not making false claims about their financial prospects.—
Joseph P. Tomain,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken some steps to regulate the collection of data in vehicles, focusing on consumer protection and preventing deceptive practices.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Her unsettling command of the character — who was equal parts sweet, vulnerable, mendacious, and menacing — was one of the highlights of the series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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The candidate vying for a second White House stint — in the midst of his third overall campaign — has accumulated a long list of acts who do not want to be associated with his divisive, frequently mendacious rhetoric.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2024
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Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement on June 1 was terribly misguided, and his justification for doing so was misleading and untruthful.—
Robert N. Stavins,
Foreign Affairs,
5 June 2017
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What is more untruthful: A thing written down, or a sustained deception of the heart?—
Nicolette Polek,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonest. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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