as in fraudulent
not able to be trusted; not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person He has proven himself untrustworthy.
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Recent Examples of untrustworthy
Thompson is still an untrustworthy shooter who is not as consistent a passer as he was originally billed to be.
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Neglecting basic security like two-factor authentication, reusing passwords or shopping on untrustworthy websites can leave you exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Brady has been untrustworthy in the past, but there's such a genuine deep love there.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Voters ignored the warnings of those who had worked closely with Trump and turned away when he was accused of selfishness and described as being dangerous and untrustworthy.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Neglecting basic security like two-factor authentication, reusing passwords or shopping on untrustworthy websites can leave you exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Brady has been untrustworthy in the past, but there's such a genuine deep love there.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Voters ignored the warnings of those who had worked closely with Trump and turned away when he was accused of selfishness and described as being dangerous and untrustworthy.
—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for untrustworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrustworthy
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According to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, at least 200 teachers were falsely certified as part of the conspiracy, via over 400 fraudulent tests, with the scheme dating back to at least May 2020.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Often fraudulent communications claiming to be from the IRS or associated individuals can have typos or other mistakes in them, but with artificial intelligence, these communications are more sophisticated and scams can be harder to spot.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Some people were outright hostile to his presence, perhaps because solar bros are widely stereotyped as dishonest.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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But the state’s Retained Risk Account does not cover any dishonest, fraudulent, criminal or malicious act, according to the document.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2025
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Whenever Carolyn’s name has come up in passing as a possible Traitor, it has been immediately nixed, with folks unable to believe that the Survivor finalist could ever pull off being so deceptive.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, there’s also a darker side — beware of deceptive words or misleading information.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Hassan quizzed him on different aspects of Medicare and his answers were incorrect.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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But Patel's information was incorrect: the Nigerians had not given their approval.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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In the Burrow case, the suspects allegedly carried bogus ID cards purportedly from Argentina and other countries, and bearing false names, according to the affidavit.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot of false symbolism and false activism, and there’s a lot of people who really capitalize on this half-baked symbolism without deliverables.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Apparently some astrologer told Céline the wrong info.—
Erika W. Smith,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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But to not be able to talk and think about health without understanding the undercurrent of social factors impacting our health is wrong.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrustworthy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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