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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
In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.
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Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Because there are five meaningful ways that honest messaging beats dishonest marketing.
—Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Whereas John Kerry at his convention had struggled to create meaning—no matter how stupid, dishonest, or clichéd—George Bush seemed to be plotting its demise.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Nothing about it feels the least bit real, but nothing about it feels dishonest either.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Because there are five meaningful ways that honest messaging beats dishonest marketing.
—Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Whereas John Kerry at his convention had struggled to create meaning—no matter how stupid, dishonest, or clichéd—George Bush seemed to be plotting its demise.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Nothing about it feels the least bit real, but nothing about it feels dishonest either.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonest
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In response to this glut of fraudulent activity, social media companies and web operators have employed human monitors and machine technology to identify and shut down online scammers.Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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The investigation uncovered an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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Best travel insurance policies Truth or false:There more flight disruptions during the holidays?Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Not least because they could easily be employed to provide a false impression of impartiality, while actually hiding their own biases in a way that the audience might not even be aware of.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to numerous compounding sellers, and both companies have filed lawsuits against numerous compounding pharmacies, alleging trademark infringement and deceptive marketing.Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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Yes, but: Brandi Tuck, executive director of the nonprofit Path Home, has been working with homeless families for nearly two decades and says those numbers are likely deceptive undercounts.Kale Williams, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Two stand out: his profile and endorsement, in 2000, of Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign, and his early opposition to George W. Bush’s disastrous and mendacious invasion of Iraq.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 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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The pardon was a political bombshell that Republicans have used to further President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the Justice Department has been weaponized against him and that the Biden family has been crooked for years.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caravans of cars traveled from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia and Ohio to clinics here, loading up on pills and prescriptions from crooked doctors selling their prescription pads to anyone with so much as a hangnail.Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday, the defense attacked Marquez’s credibility, questioning his motives for cooperating with the FBI and grilling him over episodes in his background that might paint him as untruthful.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
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However, Miranda, Assad, and Arroyo routinely failed in their obligations to cooperate with the investigation by delaying responses, refusing to provide certain information or documents, and providing inconsistent or untruthful responses.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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When temperatures start to warm in spring, begin to harden off the plant by placing it in a shady spot during the daytime.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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