Pinocchio's nose would always indicate when he was fibbing.
adjective
38 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
Url
audio
deceptive -
Causing someone to believe something untrue.
Be careful — that offer sounds good but it's may be deceptive, not revealing the negative aspects of the product.
noun
39 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
scoundrel -
Someone who is dishonest. A villain who exploits others for his/ her own benefit.
Granny Perkins realized that the man who pretended to be her friend turned out to be a scoundrel who stole her belongings. .
verb
40 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
bilk -
To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.
The con men in the big city are always looking for naive out-of-towners in order to bilk them of the money they took with them for their big trip to the big town.
adjective
41 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
sly -
Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
Walt was sly in the way that he would promise everything to everyone, without intending to fulfill his promises.
verb
See noun
42 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
bluff -
Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions
Tim had a bad poker hand but decided to bluff and bet all of his chips at once.
adjective
43 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
unscrupulous -
Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
Jack climbed to the top of the management tree, but his unscrupulous methods meant that he had more enemies than friends when he got there.
adjective
44 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
Url
audio
nosey -
Too interested in other people's business or private matters.
Our nosey neighbors always ask who visited our house every weekend, but we pretend that it doesn't bother us.
noun
45 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
Url
audio
villain -
A person who is considered wicked, cruel, or criminal; someone blamed for causing a particular problem or harm.
Robin Hood was considered a villain to the people who had money, but he was a hero to the poor.
adjective
46 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
clandestine -
Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
CIA agents have to act in a clandestine manner to avoid detection.
verb
See noun
47 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
scheme -
Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong
The family butler was always polite, but in his mind he was always scheming how to steal the family's jewels.
verb
See noun
48 of 105
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
swindle -
Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions
Criminals have recently been swindling people by pretending to be IRS agents and demanding money.