Synonyms for untrustworthy
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1. untrustworthyadjective

   Not deserving of trust; unreliable.

   Synonyms:
   unreliable, insincere, inaccurate

   Antonyms:
   true, faithful, sincere, reliable, accurate

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1. untrustworthy

   Synonyms:
   capricious, faithless, false, fickle, unfaithful, untrue, wavering

   Antonyms:
   devoted, faithful, firm, incorruptible, loyal, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, unwavering

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1. untrustworthy, untrustyadjective

   not worthy of trust or belief

   "an untrustworthy person"

   Synonyms:
   untrusty

   Antonyms:
   trusty, authentic, sure, responsible, trusted, true(p), reliable, creditworthy, fiducial, dependable, honest, trustworthy

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1. fair-weather friends

   a friend who does not help you in times of need.

   in good times, he is a good friend to macy but in troubled times, he will just desert her.

   Submitted by sean.ersj on December 19, 2020  

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1. untrustworthyadjective

   Synonyms:
   UNRELIABLE, deceitful, treacherous, rotten, not to be depended on

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1. List of paraphrases for "untrustworthy":

   unreliable, dodgy

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How to use untrustworthy in a sentence?

1. Henry Stimson:

   The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.

2. Ron Wyden:

   This agreement with the duplicitous and untrustworthy Iranian regime falls short of what I had envisioned. However, I have decided the alternatives are even more dangerous.

3. Brett Callow:

   Certain ransomware groups pinky-promised not to attack healthcare providers during the pandemic but, unsurprisingly, they didn't adhere to that, there's absolutely no reason to believe that untrustworthy bad faith actors will stick to their word or that they can even necessarily control their affiliates. The fact that a single group has said it will avoid attacks on critical infrastructure is neither a good sign nor a bad one. It's a meaningless nothing-burger.

4. Henry L. Stimson:

   The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.

5. Jen Psaki:

   The major platforms have a responsibility related to the health and safety of all Americans to stop amplifying untrustworthy content, disinformation and misinformation.