adjective
1.
unworthy of trust or belief
made a dishonest report on their progress
Synonyms: deceitful, knavish, lying, mendacious, roguish, shifty, unhonest, untruthful
Related Word: crooked, devious, furtive, oblique; faithless, false, perfidious, untrustworthy; cheating, cozening, ||cronk, defrauding, double-dealing, fraudulent, swindling, two-faced; insidious, tricky
Contrasted words: conscientious, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright; aboveboard, forthright, straightforward; candid, fair, frank, open, plain; dependable, reliable, sure, trustworthy, trusty
Antonyms: honest
2.
Synonyms: crooked 2, corrupt, snide