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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