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UNTRUSTWORTHY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not worthy of trust or belief

Example:

an untrustworthy person

Synonyms:

untrustworthy; untrusty

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

devious; shifty (characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive)

fly-by-night ((of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable)

slippery; tricky (not to be trusted)

Also:

undependable; unreliable (not worthy of reliance or trust)

unfaithful (not true to duty or obligation or promises)

dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

Antonym:

trustworthy (worthy of trust or belief)

Derivation:

untrustworthiness (the trait of not deserving trust or confidence)

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