untrustworthy
adjective
un·trust·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source
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Srinivasa Rao Bittla, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Davis’ attorney, Bradley Kraemer, portrayed those witnesses as untrustworthy and argued that Hart acted alone.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This is a man, after all, who was deemed untrustworthy by the region’s last two prosecutors.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Such ideas may have formed in childhood and, given damage to the basolateral amygdala, not been revised later in life, even in the face of contrary experiences, as with untrustworthy individuals.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
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Srinivasa Rao Bittla, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Davis’ attorney, Bradley Kraemer, portrayed those witnesses as untrustworthy and argued that Hart acted alone.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This is a man, after all, who was deemed untrustworthy by the region’s last two prosecutors.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Such ideas may have formed in childhood and, given damage to the basolateral amygdala, not been revised later in life, even in the face of contrary experiences, as with untrustworthy individuals.
—Tobias Kalenscher, Scientific American, 13 June 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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