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单词 untrustworthy
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Definition of untrustworthy in English:

untrustworthy

adjectiveʌnˈtrʌs(t)wəːðiˌənˈtrəs(t)wərði
  • Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

    Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy
    these untrustworthy impressions were instinctive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So for some men it was clear that their offending was really about seeking intimacy with kids as opposed to adults, who they saw as untrustworthy.
    • Even if you believe that they support the same goals, it is clear that they are untrustworthy and incompetent.
    • What a pity it is also the most corrupt, incompetent and untrustworthy.
    • Politicians are seen as untrustworthy and hypocritical.
    • The first couple of times we meet her she seems to be a scheming, untrustworthy person willing to try any ploy to attract the attention of Maximus.
    • They have proved themselves untrustworthy, at least in so far as we can take it on faith that they know what they are doing.
    • Many voters consider him untrustworthy and spin-obsessed.
    • His only regret was that he was perceived as untrustworthy.
    • As the truth came out, the Government made itself look incompetent, deceitful and untrustworthy.
    • If you are working in the murky world of double agents, they are totally untrustworthy to both sides.
    • If the last twenty-five years had taught him anything it was that outward appearances were wholly untrustworthy.
    • He was intelligent and able, but deemed untrustworthy by most of his social and political equals.
    • If it is true that the Feds are demanding this, it means that they are treating Newfoundland like an untrustworthy, idiot stepchild.
    • Being an untrustworthy, lazy drama queen is no way to inspire confidence.
    • The irony is that his deal with Lateline was the sort of untrustworthy action that he spends time in his diaries attacking the media for.
    • The popular version implies that the Americans are untrustworthy and the British honest.
    • The Spanish and Italians are hot-blooded, impetuous and untrustworthy.
    • More and more people are now saying the Liberal Democrats are the only real opposition to this tired, and untrustworthy, Labour Government.
    • Today's world is violent, untrustworthy, immoral, unpredictable.
    • He commissions his three sons, two of them untrustworthy and feckless, the third brave and honest, to go and find the bird and return it to him.
    Synonyms
    dishonest, deceitful, not to be trusted, double-dealing, treacherous, traitorous, two-faced, Janus-faced, unfaithful, duplicitous, dishonourable, unprincipled, unscrupulous, corrupt, shady, shifty, underhand
    unreliable, undependable, capricious, fickle, slippery
    informal iffy
    British informal dodgy
    Australian/New Zealand informal shonky

Derivatives

  • untrustworthiness

  • nounʌnˈtrʌstwəːðɪnəsˌənˈtrəs(t)ˌwərðinəs
    • It's hardly a foolproof sign of their untrustworthiness that they are thinking about how to minimize distrust.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The untrustworthiness and bad reputation of some politicians has caused public resentment for many years.
      • A number of the battles fought during this conflict came to occupy an important place in Protestant culture and memory, while helping to reinforce notions of Catholic untrustworthiness and treachery.
      • Others will be unsettled by a book that is written as if it were non-fiction yet clearly contains a fictional element, giving everything an air of untrustworthiness.
      • To emphasize the general untrustworthiness of boys she tries to shock me by pointing out their base animal instincts.
 
 

Definition of untrustworthy in US English:

untrustworthy

adjectiveˌənˈtrəs(t)wərðiˌənˈtrəs(t)wərT͟Hē
  • Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

    Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy
    these untrustworthy impressions were instinctive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So for some men it was clear that their offending was really about seeking intimacy with kids as opposed to adults, who they saw as untrustworthy.
    • More and more people are now saying the Liberal Democrats are the only real opposition to this tired, and untrustworthy, Labour Government.
    • His only regret was that he was perceived as untrustworthy.
    • The Spanish and Italians are hot-blooded, impetuous and untrustworthy.
    • Today's world is violent, untrustworthy, immoral, unpredictable.
    • If the last twenty-five years had taught him anything it was that outward appearances were wholly untrustworthy.
    • They have proved themselves untrustworthy, at least in so far as we can take it on faith that they know what they are doing.
    • He was intelligent and able, but deemed untrustworthy by most of his social and political equals.
    • Politicians are seen as untrustworthy and hypocritical.
    • Even if you believe that they support the same goals, it is clear that they are untrustworthy and incompetent.
    • As the truth came out, the Government made itself look incompetent, deceitful and untrustworthy.
    • The irony is that his deal with Lateline was the sort of untrustworthy action that he spends time in his diaries attacking the media for.
    • If it is true that the Feds are demanding this, it means that they are treating Newfoundland like an untrustworthy, idiot stepchild.
    • The popular version implies that the Americans are untrustworthy and the British honest.
    • Many voters consider him untrustworthy and spin-obsessed.
    • If you are working in the murky world of double agents, they are totally untrustworthy to both sides.
    • Being an untrustworthy, lazy drama queen is no way to inspire confidence.
    • The first couple of times we meet her she seems to be a scheming, untrustworthy person willing to try any ploy to attract the attention of Maximus.
    • He commissions his three sons, two of them untrustworthy and feckless, the third brave and honest, to go and find the bird and return it to him.
    • What a pity it is also the most corrupt, incompetent and untrustworthy.
    Synonyms
    dishonest, deceitful, not to be trusted, double-dealing, treacherous, traitorous, two-faced, janus-faced, unfaithful, duplicitous, dishonourable, unprincipled, unscrupulous, corrupt, shady, shifty, underhand
 
 
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