dishonourable
Beneath moral standards
Dishonourable describes conduct or character lacking honour or integrity—shameful, disgraceful, or morally compromised.
A dishonourable discharge from military service marks serious misconduct.
Dishonourable intentions suggest deceit or exploitation.
The word carries weight in contexts where honour matters: military, professional, or personal reputation.
His dishonourable behaviour cost him everything.
British spelling; American English uses *dishonorable*.
Violating moral standards
- unprincipledLacking moral standards
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- crookedBent or dishonest
nefarious · unconscionable · reprehensible · despicable · wrongdoing · malfeasance · impropriety · transgression
Contemptibly lacking nerve
- pusillanimousLacking courage or determination
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- yellowHue between green and orange
lily-livered · faint-hearted · unheroic · dastardly · ignoble · base · unmanly · skulking
State of dishonor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- disreputeDamaged public standing
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- stigmaMark of dishonor
shame · discredit · degradation · tarnished · sullied · disgraced · inglorious · ignoble
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
turncoat · perfidy · defector · sellout · renegade · Judas · quisling · betrayer
Deliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
impostor · con · fraud · forgery · duplicity · subterfuge · sham · fabrication
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · extortion · profiteering · racketeering · sleaze · collusion · misappropriation · fraud
unethical
Violating moral standards
- unprincipledLacking moral standards
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
crooked · nefarious · unconscionable · reprehensible · despicable · wrongdoing · malfeasance · impropriety · transgression · violation
craven
Contemptibly lacking nerve
- pusillanimousLacking courage or determination
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
yellow · lily-livered · faint-hearted · unheroic · dastardly · ignoble · base · unmanly · skulking · shirking
ignominy
State of dishonor
stigma · shame · discredit · degradation · tarnished · sullied · disgraced · inglorious · ignoble · debased
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
double-cross · turncoat · perfidy · defector · sellout · renegade · Judas · quisling · betrayer · infidelity
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
charlatan · impostor · con · fraud · forgery · duplicity · subterfuge · sham · fabrication · falsehood
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
nepotism · cronyism · extortion · profiteering · racketeering · sleaze · collusion · misappropriation · fraud · exploitation
dishonourablehonourable
Possessing moral integrity
honorable · upright · ethical · principled · honest
dishonourablehonourable
Possessing moral integrity
respected · esteemed · reputable · respectable · creditable
dishonourablenoble
Titled or virtuous
dignified · gallant · chivalrous · high-minded · magnanimous
- dishonourable dischargePunitive military separation