Synonyms for dishonesty
dɪsˈɒn ə stidis·hon·esty

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1. dishonestynoun

   Antonyms:
   honesty

2. dishonestynoun

   Antonyms:
   honesty

3. dishonestynoun

   Antonyms:
   honesty

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1. dishonesty

   A fraud is an act of deliberate deception with the design of securing something by taking unfair advantage of another. A deceit or deception may be designed merely to gain some end of one's own, with no intent of harming another; an imposition, to take some small advantage of another, or simply to make another ridiculous. An imposture is designed to obtain money, credit, or position to which one is not entitled, and may be practised by a street beggar or by the pretender to a throne. All action that is not honest is dishonesty, but the term dishonesty is generally applied in business, politics, etc., to deceitful practises which are not directly criminal. Fraud includes deceit, but deceit may not reach the gravity of fraud; a cheat is of the nature of fraud, but of a petty sort; a swindle is more serious than a cheat, involving larger values and more flagrant dishonesty. Fraud is commonly actionable at law; cheating and swindling are for the most part out of the reach of legal proceedings. Treachery is chiefly used of dishonesty in matters of friendship, social relations, government, or war; treachery may be more harmful than fraud, but is not so gross, and is not ordinarily open to legal redress. Treason is a specific form of treachery of a subject to the government to which he owes allegiance, and is definable and punishable at law. Compare ARTIFICE; DECEPTION.

   Synonyms:
   artifice, cheat, cheating, deceit, deception, duplicity, fraud, imposition, imposture, swindle, swindling, treachery, treason, trick

   Antonyms:
   fairness, good faith, honesty, integrity, truth, uprightness

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1. dishonestynoun

   the quality of being dishonest

   Synonyms:
   knavery

   Antonyms:
   honestness, honesty

2. dishonesty, knaverynoun

   lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

   Synonyms:
   knavery

   Antonyms:
   honesty, honestness

Matched Categories

1. • Unrighteousness
   • Wrongdoing

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1. dishonestynoun

   Synonyms:
   improbity, faithlessness, knavery, treachery, falsehood, deceitfulness, perfidiousness, wickedness

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1. dishonestynoun

   Synonyms:
   improbity, unscrupulousness, fraudulence, cheating, indirection

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1. List of paraphrases for "dishonesty":

   dishonest, unfairness, deceit, falsehood

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1. James R. Cook:

   Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they can from the government. Giveaway programs encourage every imaginable sort of cheating and dishonesty. Wheeling and dealing in food stamps is a way of life. Lying and fraud are commonplace. Whenever you're dependent on the money, the end justifies the means.

2. Marquis de Vauvenargues:

   Hatred of dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

3. Rick Gorka:

   This is the number one hit against Elizabeth Warren - her dishonesty.

4. Tom Hayes:

   My application is clearly in relation to a point of law and is of public importance because it concerns the test of dishonesty that applies to all criminal cases in this country.

5. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska:

   Conservatives should reform the party of Lincoln, not surrender to the Clinton’s machine’s dishonesty and identity politics.