BAD FAITH Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

bad faith

noun

Definition of bad faith

as in lying

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Recent Examples of bad faith As attorney Tom Mars, who has represented athletes and coaches in lawsuits, has outlined, Texas law requires a finding that an association failed to follow its own bylaws or acted in bad faith. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026 The alliance of unions ratified their new contracts in March, putting an end to months of bargaining, accusations of bad faith and work stoppages. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Iranian officials publicly accused Washington of negotiating in bad faith and launched their own missiles at American forces in Kuwait; the missiles were intercepted. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 That burden exists for good reason — accusations are sometimes based on misunderstanding, misinterpretation or worse, bad faith. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bad faith

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Noun

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez then accused Rubio of lying and said that Cuba had no knowledge of the offer.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Those gathering for the lying in state and funeral will contrast with huge nationwide protests in January that were met by a deadly crackdown by security forces that left thousands dead and sent shock waves around the world.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of lying

Noun

No interest in the contradictions, the hypocrisy, the inappropriate media friendships, the dishonesty about lockdowns, the lab leak, or masks.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The detective-heroines (and especially the actress-detectives) in this canon are careful about how performance might be extended to social duplicity, dishonesty, and fraud—but the lady criminals of Victorian detective fiction cross this line easily.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of dishonesty

Noun

Other controversies have underscored the dubiousness of Anthropic’s commitment to its mission and the hypocrisy of its goodie-two-shoes act.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Mathematician Benjamin Banneker wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, condemning his hypocrisy for owning slaves.

— USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypocrisy

Noun

When Gianni Infantino was chosen to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, he was seen as a reformer, someone who would bring transparency and openness to soccer’s international governing body, which had long been mired in scandal and deceit.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
In my view, to tell the story of America’s founding without referencing these profound scars is akin to deceit, if not complicity.

— Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of deceit

Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
This latest act of duplicity is a new low, even for the HFPA.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

Her backstory is littered with half-truths and deceptions, including a lie that her mentally disabled younger sister was murdered after being kidnapped.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
In modern times, as threats have evolved, deception with moving the president has been an integral part of the Secret Service protective methodologies.

— Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of deception

Noun

As far back as two centuries ago, visitors to Russia complained about its people’s chronic mendacity, undiminished among its leadership today.

— Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Other contributing factors often include mendacity, obfuscation, obsession, moral bankruptcy, naïveté, misplaced loyalty or trust, and lapse of good judgment.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of mendacity

Noun

It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of insincerity

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