as in fraudulent
not able to be trusted; not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person He has proven himself untrustworthy.
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Recent Examples of untrustworthy
Neglecting basic security like two-factor authentication, reusing passwords or shopping on untrustworthy websites can leave you exposed.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Brady has been untrustworthy in the past, but there's such a genuine deep love there.
—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
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Brady has been untrustworthy in the past, but there's such a genuine deep love there.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrustworthy
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Kenworthy said successful campaigns often attract significant scrutiny, especially as fraudulent fundraisers for a wide range of causes have become more common.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Officials said officers made contact with the female suspect, who was attempting to cash a fraudulent check and fled in a black Jeep Wrangler when approached.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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But for Williams, there was nothing dishonest about celebrating a dunk.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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And Kelly claimed that in his responses, Hegseth has been dishonest with the American people.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Doing so could constitute a deceptive trade practice, and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office or local district attorneys could then investigate to determine the cause of the price hike.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 81-page federal complaint charging Universal Music Group with defamation, harassment and payola (deceptive business practices) is a page-turner that seems penned more for press and public consumption (and perhaps label renegotiation) than judicial inspection.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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For example, malfunctioning sensors, unreliable asset location or gaps in data collection can produce incorrect conclusions about asset movement, leading to questionable insights.—
Fabio Belloni,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But instead of mounting a defense of free speech against a lawsuit and Trump’s accusations that the network said were false and completely without merit, Paramount is considering following the example of Disney and tech oligarchs who will line up at the inauguration like Mark Zuckerberg.—
Richard Lawler,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
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The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected for a fee.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Jan. 2025
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The outlet reports that Puente would even continue to write letters to her tenants’ family members for months following their deaths in order to cover her tracks and lead the families to believe nothing was wrong.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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