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Dishonorable

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

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Similar meaning 58

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

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Beguiling 84% connected

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Black 84% connected

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…

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Black 84% connected

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…

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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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Debasing 84% connected

of Debase

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Debasing 84% connected

of Debase

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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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Degrading 84% connected

of Degrade

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Degrading 84% connected

of Degrade

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Disgraceful 84% connected

Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.

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Disgraceful 84% connected

Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.

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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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Ignominious 84% connected

Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.

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Ignominious 84% connected

Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.

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Inglorious 84% connected

Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.

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Inglorious 84% connected

Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.

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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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Opprobrious 84% connected

Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.

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Opprobrious 84% connected

Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.

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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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Shabby 84% connected

Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.

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Shabby 84% connected

Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.

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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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Shameful 84% connected

Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful.

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Shameful 84% connected

Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful.

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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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Unprincipled 84% connected

Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.

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Unprincipled 84% connected

Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.

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Yellow 84% connected

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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Yellow 84% connected

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

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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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Dishonest 66% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Dishonest 66% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Disreputable 66% connected

Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to asso…

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Disreputable 66% connected

Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to asso…

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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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Ignoble 66% connected

Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

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Ignoble 66% connected

Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

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Inglorious 66% connected

Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.

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Inglorious 66% connected

Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.

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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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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 66% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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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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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Honorableness 66% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Honorableness 66% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Synonym 1

Dishonest 92% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

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Antonym 2

Honorable 94% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 94% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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