Dishonest
Dishonest adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Usage example: dishonest statements on the claims form
Nearby Words: dishonesty, dishonestly
Honest
Honest adjective - Being in the habit of telling the truth.
Usage example: at least the weatherman is honest and doesn't pretend to be able to predict the unpredictable
Both words in one sentence
- As a result, he's picked up enough tricks both honest and dishonest over the last seventy-two years of perpetual teenagerdom to rain hell on casinos.
Source: Professional Gambler -
The thief Yoshimo is an advocate of intelligent decisions, getting a lot of money through means both honest and dishonest and rational levels of self-interest and non-involvement.
Source: True Neutral -
Near alternates between being so honest people want to punch him, and so dishonest people want to punch him.
Source: Brutal Honesty
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