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Common collocations with dishonest in American Collocation

dishonest adjective

US /dɪsˈɑnəst/

completely

downright
thoroughly
utterly

Any introduction agency that claims that they will definitely find your perfect partner is being unrealistic or downright dishonest!

in a basic way

fundamentally

There is the perception that the government is fundamentally dishonest and politicians are not to be trusted.

when discussing ideas

intellectually

His blind assertion that ‘prison works’ appears as empirically untrue as it was always intellectually dishonest.

behaviour

behaviour
claim
conduct
practice

Such cynical and essentially dishonest behaviour brings shame on the whole profession.

people

dealer
employee
trader

Legislators can play an important part in protecting the public from dishonest traders.