Synonyms and antonyms of People who are considered dishonest or insincere in British Thesaurus

liar (noun)

someone who tells lies

cheat (noun)

someone who cheats

hypocrite (noun)

a person who claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere

fraud (noun)

someone who pretends to be an official or professional person in order to trick people

crook (noun)

informal someone who is dishonest, especially someone who uses their position of power for their own personal advantage

wheeler-dealer (noun)

informal someone who uses clever or slightly dishonest methods to get advantages from a lot of situations at the same time, especially in business or politics

conman (noun)

a man who tricks other people, especially in order to get their money

politician (noun)

someone who is good at using people or situations to their own advantage

the lowest of the low (informal)

informal someone who behaves in a very dishonest or immoral way

adventurer (noun)

someone who uses slightly dishonest methods to become rich or achieve high social status

a fast talker ()

someone who talks very quickly in order to trick you or persuade you to buy something

bottom feeder (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who earns money by doing things that most people do not like or by taking advantage of other people’s problems

catfish (noun)

someone who tricks another person into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity

charlatan (noun)

someone who cheats people by claiming to have special knowledge or abilities

charmer (noun)

someone who is good at making people like them, especially in order to gain an advantage

con artist (noun)

informal someone who lies in order to make people give him money

con woman (noun)

informal a woman who tricks other people, especially in order to get their money

fake (noun)

someone who pretends to have skills that they do not really have

fiddler (noun)

informal someone who uses a dishonest method of getting money or other benefits

fixer (noun)

someone who uses illegal or dishonest methods to arrange matters and get the results they want

flatterer (noun)

someone who praises another person in order to get what they want

fox (noun)

someone who is clever at tricking people

grifter (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who tricks people into giving them their money or possessions

huckster (noun)

American someone who sells things dishonestly or illegally

humbug (noun)

someone whose talk or behaviour is not sincere

hustler (noun)

informalmainly American someone who obtains money dishonestly or by having sex

impostor (noun)

someone who pretends to be someone else, in order to trick people

knave (noun)

an old word for a ‘dishonest man’

manipulator (noun)

someone who influences people in a clever or dishonest way

operator (noun)

someone who is very good at getting what they want, sometimes by tricking other people

pharisee (noun)

someone who pretends to be very religious or moral, but is not

pseud (noun)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval someone who tries to impress people by pretending to know a lot about culture

rascal (noun)

old-fashioned a dishonest man

rogue (noun)

old-fashioned someone who is dishonest

scammer (noun)

someone who tries to cheat people, especially by tricking them into paying for non-existent goods or services

scoundrel (noun)

old-fashioned a man who behaves in an unfair or dishonest way

sham (noun)

someone who tricks people by claiming they are something that they are not

shark (noun)

informal someone who gets money by cheating people

shyster (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a dishonest businessman, lawyer, or politician

sleazebag (noun)

offensive someone who you think is dishonest or immoral

smoothie (noun)

informal an attractive, relaxed, and confident man who is good at persuading people, especially women, to do what he wants. This word shows that you do not trust people like this.

smoothy ()

another spelling of smoothie

sycophant (noun)

formal an insulting word for someone who praises rich or powerful people in order to gain an advantage

trickster (noun)

someone who uses dishonest methods to get what they want

varlet (noun)

an old word meaning a ‘dishonest man’

viper (noun)

literary someone who harms other people and cannot be trusted

weasel (noun)

informal an insulting word for a dishonest person

wide boy (noun)

Britishinformal a man who makes money dishonestly

worm (noun)

informal an insulting word for someone who is weak or dishonest