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Dishonest

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Similar meaning 38

Ambidextrous 84% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Ambidextrous 84% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Beguiling 84% connected

of Beguile

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Beguiling 84% connected

of Beguile

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Blackguardly 84% connected

In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.

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Blackguardly 84% connected

In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Deceitful 84% connected

Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

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Deceitful 84% connected

Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

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Deceptive 84% connected

Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.

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Deceptive 84% connected

Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.

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Double-faced 84% connected

Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.

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Double-faced 84% connected

Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.

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Double-tongued 84% connected

Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.

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Double-tongued 84% connected

Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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Fallacious 84% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Fraudulent 84% connected

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

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Fraudulent 84% connected

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

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Janus-faced 84% connected

Double-faced; deceitful.

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Janus-faced 84% connected

Double-faced; deceitful.

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Misleading 84% connected

of Mislead

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Misleading 84% connected

of Mislead

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Picaresque 84% connected

Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.

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Picaresque 84% connected

Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.

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Rascally 84% connected

Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.

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Rascally 84% connected

Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.

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Roguish 84% connected

Vagrant.

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Roguish 84% connected

Vagrant.

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Shady 84% connected

Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.

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Shady 84% connected

Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.

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Thieving 84% connected

of Thieve

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Thieving 84% connected

of Thieve

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Thievish 84% connected

Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.

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Thievish 84% connected

Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.

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Corrupt 66% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 66% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Dishonorable 66% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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Dishonorable 66% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Untruthful 66% connected

Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.

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Untruthful 66% connected

Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.

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Synonym 5

Bribable 92% connected

Capable of being bribed.

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Corruptible 92% connected

Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.

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Dishonorable 92% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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Purchasable 92% connected

Capable of being bought, purchased, or obtained for a consideration; hence, venal; corrupt.

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Venal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood.

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Antonym 2

Honest 94% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 94% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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