untrustworthy

adjective

un·​trust·​wor·​thy ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce untrustworthy (audio)
Synonyms of untrustworthynext
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source

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However, should untrustworthy individuals gain access to your Gemini app, the potential for misuse remains high. — Paul Monckton, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Russia will come up with new, complex, and far-reaching demands, with strategic stability issues, regarding U.S. military installations in eastern Europe and will turn out to be an expensive and untrustworthy partner. — Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2025 CEOs’ disdain for Putin’s Russia is anchored in their knowledge that Putin is an untrustworthy dictator who might well nationalize their businesses at a moment’s notice. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025 McHenry deemed them untrustworthy, the spokesman said. — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untrustworthy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of untrustworthy was circa 1846

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