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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Brady has been untrustworthy in the past, but there's such a genuine deep love there.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Voters ignored the warnings of those who had worked closely with Trump and turned away when he was accused of selfishness and described as being dangerous and untrustworthy.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Based on a play written by Beau Willimon (who, a year after this, would give us House of Cards), The Ides of March is a political thriller about a campaign manager (Ryan Gosling) trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination for a charming but untrustworthy politician (Clooney).
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Misaligned nonverbal communication can dilute or derail even the most compelling verbal message, and almost always results in a leader being perceived as inauthentic, untrustworthy, confusing, or ineffective.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Voters ignored the warnings of those who had worked closely with Trump and turned away when he was accused of selfishness and described as being dangerous and untrustworthy.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Based on a play written by Beau Willimon (who, a year after this, would give us House of Cards), The Ides of March is a political thriller about a campaign manager (Ryan Gosling) trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination for a charming but untrustworthy politician (Clooney).
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Misaligned nonverbal communication can dilute or derail even the most compelling verbal message, and almost always results in a leader being perceived as inauthentic, untrustworthy, confusing, or ineffective.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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