The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LYING , but the solution may also be DECEITFUL which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Universal uClick).
Dishonest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LYING | 18 % | 5 |
| KNAVISH | 18 % | 7 |
| SNIDE | 9 % | 5 |
| MENDACIOUS | 9 % | 10 |
| SLEAZY | 9 % | 6 |
| DECEITFUL | 9 % | 9 |
| BELOWBOARD | 9 % | 10 |
| UNTRUTHFUL | 9 % | 10 |
| CROOKED | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dishonest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unscrupulous
- dishonorable
- roguish
- untruthful
- false
- blackguardly
- misleading
- duplicitous
- deceptive
- double-dealing
- deceitful
- janus-faced
Crossword Answer definitions
LYING verb- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
- To convey a false image or impression.
- To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
- An act of telling a lie or falsehood.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LYING
- Concocting a tale
- Recumbent
- Telling fibs
- With 58-Across, Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity, per a 2003 Al Franken book title
- Mendacity
- Untruthful
- Full of it
- Mendacious
- Perjury
- Challenging the Polygraph
More clues leading to the result KNAVISH
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty
More clues leading to the result MENDACIOUS
More clues leading to the result SLEAZY
- Run-down
- Like a 40-year-old at an under-21 club
- Immoral
- Cheap
- Sordid
- Underhanded
- Dishonest
- Unsavory
- Disreputable
- Base