as in fraudulent
not able to be trusted; not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person He has proven himself untrustworthy.
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Recent Examples of untrustworthy
Based on a play written by Beau Willimon (who, a year after this, would give us House of Cards), The Ides of March is a political thriller about a campaign manager (Ryan Gosling) trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination for a charming but untrustworthy politician (Clooney).
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Misaligned nonverbal communication can dilute or derail even the most compelling verbal message, and almost always results in a leader being perceived as inauthentic, untrustworthy, confusing, or ineffective.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But the merriment may not last long, because a Secret Santa gift exchange is about to reveal some untrustworthy players in Molly’s inner circle.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
He's recently attacked the U.S. Postal Service as incompetent and untrustworthy — even as the GOP has pushed its voters to embrace the practice.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Misaligned nonverbal communication can dilute or derail even the most compelling verbal message, and almost always results in a leader being perceived as inauthentic, untrustworthy, confusing, or ineffective.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But the merriment may not last long, because a Secret Santa gift exchange is about to reveal some untrustworthy players in Molly’s inner circle.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
He's recently attacked the U.S. Postal Service as incompetent and untrustworthy — even as the GOP has pushed its voters to embrace the practice.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrustworthy
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Kenworthy said successful campaigns often attract significant scrutiny, especially as fraudulent fundraisers for a wide range of causes have become more common.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Officials said officers made contact with the female suspect, who was attempting to cash a fraudulent check and fled in a black Jeep Wrangler when approached.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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But for Williams, there was nothing dishonest about celebrating a dunk.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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And Kelly claimed that in his responses, Hegseth has been dishonest with the American people.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Franklin County and River Valley Coalition recently accused officials of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and a division of the building authority of being deceptive and called for an investigation.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
6 Jan. 2025
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Penelope in the Odyssey says that dreams that pass through the gate of ivory are deceptive, while those that pass through the gate of horn are real.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Jan. 2025
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But instead of mounting a defense of free speech against a lawsuit and Trump’s accusations that the network said were false and completely without merit, Paramount is considering following the example of Disney and tech oligarchs who will line up at the inauguration like Mark Zuckerberg.—
Richard Lawler,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kohn said he was relieved to finally have a doctor who could tell him what was wrong.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The outlet reports that Puente would even continue to write letters to her tenants’ family members for months following their deaths in order to cover her tracks and lead the families to believe nothing was wrong.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrustworthy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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