untrustworthy
/ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/US/ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/
untrustworthy adjective: not deserving of trust; unreliable.
Adjective
untrustworthy (comparative more untrustworthy or (uncommon, nonstandard) untrustworthier, superlative most untrustworthy or (uncommon, nonstandard) untrustworthiest)
- Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
- While a corrupt Chuch and untrustworthy nobles and kings scraped for power, businessmen in Italy honored pledges of businessmen from England and Scandinavia. This trust (some have called it honor among thieves) is still a hallmark of modern brokerage.2000, Robert Sobel, The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market, →ISBN, page 4
- Synonyms:
- inaccurate, insincere, unreliable, faithless, slippery
untrustworthy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
untrustworthy in Hindi
- untrustworthy, deceitful, two-faced
- मक्कार makkār
untrustworthy in Tamil
- நம்பிக்கைக்கு உகந்ததல்ல
untrustworthy in Marathi
- untrustworthy, insincere, slippery
- धोकेबाज dhokebāj
untrustworthy in Urdu
- بات کا کچا, بےاعتبار, خائن, ناقابل اعتبار
More languagesFewer languages
- untrustworthy in Telugu
- అవిశ్వసనీయము aviśvasanīyamu, నమ్మదగని nammadagani
- untrustworthy in Malayalam
- വിശ്വാസയോഗ്യമല്ലാത്ത, സത്യസന്ധമല്ലാത്ത, സത്യസന്ധതയില്ലാത്ത, സത്യനിഷ്ഠയില്ലാത്ത
Synonyms of untrustworthy
Antonyms
Forms of untrustworthy
| comparative | more untrustworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most untrustworthy |
| comparative uncommon (nonstandard) | untrustworthier |
| superlative uncommon (nonstandard) | untrustworthiest |
Origin of untrustworthy
From un- + trustworthy.
Words formed from untrustworthy
Questions about untrustworthy
- What does untrustworthy mean?
- Untrustworthy means not deserving of trust; unreliable.
- What is untrustworthy in Hindi?
- Untrustworthy in Hindi is मक्कार (makkār). See Untrustworthy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is untrustworthy?
- Untrustworthy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce untrustworthy?
- Untrustworthy is pronounced /ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/ (UK).
Words near untrustworthy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: untrustworthy (page history and authors); मक्कार (Hindi) (page history and authors); untrustworthy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); धोकेबाज (Marathi) (page history and authors); untrustworthy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); untrustworthy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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