dishonorable

1. 1.

   lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor

   “dishonorable in thought and deed”

   Synonymsdishonourable

   Antonymshonorable

   Similarblackdebasingshabbyunprincipledyellow
2. 2.

   deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

   Synonymsdishonest

   Similarambidextrousbeguilingdeceitfuldeceptivefalsepicaresquerascallyshady

Questions about dishonorable

What does dishonorable mean?

dishonorable means "lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dishonorable?

dishonorable has 5 syllables: di-sho-no-ra-ble. The stress falls on "sho". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɑnɚəbəl/.

What is another word for dishonorable?

Close synonyms include dishonourable, dishonest. 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 dishonorable?

The recorded antonyms are honorable.

Is dishonorable a common word?

dishonorable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.