dishonest

Questions about dishonest

What does dishonest mean?

dishonest means "deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dishonest?

dishonest has 3 syllables: di-sho-nest. The stress falls on "sho". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɑnəst/.

What is another word for dishonest?

Close synonyms include dishonorable, corruptible, bribable, purchasable, venal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of dishonest?

The recorded antonyms are honest.

Is dishonest a common word?

dishonest is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.