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Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way

Sinister or evil in nature

Relating to crime

Subject to dispute or questions

Implausible or untrue

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty

Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

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Adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

sticky-fingered

not to be trusted

economical with the truth

nimble-fingered

not to be depended on

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

against the rules

of dubious character

potentially illegal

snake in the grass

unconscientious

stop-at-nothing

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

intentionally misleading

against the law

under the counter

lacking sincerity

not trustworthy

misrepresenting

hard to pin down

with tongue in cheek

good-for-nothing

hole-and-corner

not to be relied upon

crazy like a fox

committing perjury

like a snake in the grass

open to bribery

playing politics

not straightforward

under-the-table

of bad reputation

gone to the dogs

in the doghouse

misrepresentative

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“If a person pretends to be what he is not, he is usually accused of being dishonest or fraudulent.”

Adjective

Sinister or evil in nature

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

unsportsmanlike

under-the-table

against the rules

against the law

beyond contempt

unconscientious

beyond the pale

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

dissatisfactory

beneath contempt

a load of pants

uncompassionate

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

too horrible for words

beyond description

indescribably evil

rubbing the wrong way

strictly for the birds

disadvantageous

on a short fuse

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

desensitised^UK

spoiling for a fight

ready for a fight

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Adjective

Relating to crime

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

against the law

insurrectionary

under-the-table

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

under the counter

under-the-counter

under the table

unconstitutional

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

outside the law

unsubstantiated

not legally binding

without ceremony

unauthenticated

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Adjective

Subject to dispute or questions

under suspicion

not quite right

of doubtful honesty

open to question

unsubstantiated

dishonourable^UK

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

dishonorable^US

potentially dangerous

potentially false

open to suspicion

far from certain

without foundation

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

inconsequential

up for discussion

open to discussion

yet to be decided

betwixt and between

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

unauthenticated

subject to debate

indistinguishable

wide of the mark

hanging by a thread

on the back burner

clear as dishwater

a controversial subject

not yet established

a matter of opinion

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

fraught with danger

in no man's land

under discussion

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

under examination

under advisement

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Adjective

Implausible or untrue

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

scarcely credible

difficult to believe

beyond the bounds of possibility

hard to believe

out of the question

won't hold water

not in the least likely

incomprehensible

imcomprehensible

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

not able to hold water

highly unlikely

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Adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

against the rules

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

lacking in propriety

beyond the pale

disproportionate

not good enough

out of character

uncomplimentary

not designed for

not up to scratch

inappropriate to

not up to snuff

not recommended

out of its element

not good enough for

contrary to the rules

bright and early

ill-favoured^UK

poorly thought-out

badly thought-out

not appropriate

beside the point

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

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Adjective

Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition

good-for-nothing

procrastinating

procrastinative

dead to the world

counterproductive

having spring fever

blithely unconcerned

taking your time

lacking in energy

not enthusiastic

lacking vitality

take-it-or-leave-it

couldn't-care-less

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

undemonstrative

disorganized^US

asleep at switch

could care less

don't give a damn

couldn't care less

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

walking through it

asleep on the job

over-venturesome

over-adventurous

going through the motions

hell-for-leather

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

self-centred^UK

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

lacking in vitality

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Adjective

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

suggestive of evil

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

causing excitement

evil-intentioned

prognosticatory

full of hardship

life-threatening

dissatisfactory

earth-shattering

less-than-stellar

a load of pants

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

bargain-basement

fire-and-brimstone

foolish-looking

behind eight ball

beyond contempt

uncomplimentary

of poor quality

beyond the pale

not quite the done thing

not up to standard

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Adjective

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

unprepossessing

down-at-the-heels

falling to pieces

gone to rack and ruin

down-at-the-heel

poverty-stricken

all the worse for wear

the worse for wear

not up to snuff

having seen better days

seen better days

on its last legs

badly maintained

underprivileged

falling apart at the seams

out of condition

in bad condition

in a state of disrepair

poorly maintained

cheap and nasty

bargain-basement

down at the heel

on your last legs

in poor condition

coming apart at the seams

about to collapse

decrepit. in ruins

about to fall apart

on one's last legs

with sunken cheeks

non-functioning

not functioning

disorganized^US

out of commission

not in working order

disorganised^UK

higgledy-piggledy

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