Antonyms for dishonesty


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-on-uh-stee
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɒn ə sti


Definition of dishonesty

Origin :
  • late 14c., "disgrace, shame, want of honor," from Old French deshonesté (13c.) "dishonor, impropriety," from des- (see dis-) + Latin honestatem "honorableness" (see honesty). Meaning "want of honesty" is recorded from 1590s.
  • noun lying; unwillingness to tell the truth
Example sentences :
  • He had entered into the path of dishonesty, and he was forced to keep on in it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Dishonesty has its source in the covetousness and greed of the human heart.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Will you, in your dishonesty, dare impeach the honesty of men?
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Either she suspected him of dishonesty, or else she was being dishonest herself.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • It is fit that he who accuses another of dishonesty should look into himself.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • It would be almost as bad as being discharged for dishonesty.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • Or he may have been honest in his dishonesty; may not have known.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • When a man begins to compromise with dishonesty, there is only one outcome.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • The council would have to think a new punishment for dishonesty.
  • Extract from : « No Pets Allowed » by M. A. Cummings
  • The idea of dishonesty about this office it hits me hard, Cokeson.
  • Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for dishonesty

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