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 |
| SLEAZY | 9 % | 6 |
| DECEITFUL | 9 % | 9 |
| BELOWBOARD | 9 % | 10 |
| UNTRUTHFUL | 9 % | 10 |
| CROOKED | 9 % | 7 |
| SNIDE | 9 % | 5 |
| MENDACIOUS | 9 % | 10 |
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 SLEAZY
- Run-down
- Like a 40-year-old at an under-21 club
- Immoral
- Cheap
- Sordid
- Underhanded
- Dishonest
- Unsavory
- Disreputable
- Base
More clues leading to the result DECEITFUL
More clues leading to the result BELOWBOARD
More clues leading to the result UNTRUTHFUL
More clues leading to the result CROOKED
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty