poor integrity

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   Lacking honesty and strong moral principles, so that others cannot trust the person or group.

   Grammar: Used before or after a noun or as a complement: a leader of poor integrity; the report showed poor integrity.

   Patterns

   • someone of poor integrity
   • a person of poor integrity
   • show poor integrity

   The committee found that the manager was of poor integrity and had hidden the losses.

   Voters said they would not support a candidate of poor integrity, however popular.

   Several staff members of poor integrity were dismissed after the audit.

2. 2phrasefixed phrasetechnical

   Of data, records, or systems: not accurate, complete, or reliable.

   Grammar: Common in technical and business writing, usually before a noun: poor data integrity, poor structural integrity.

   Patterns

   • poor data integrity
   • poor structural integrity
   • poor integrity of something

   Poor data integrity meant the sales figures could not be trusted.

   Engineers blamed poor structural integrity for the collapse of the old bridge.

   The database was rebuilt because of poor integrity in the original records.

Common combinations

a person of poor integrity

She refused to work for a person of poor integrity.

poor data integrity

Poor data integrity caused errors in every monthly report.

poor structural integrity

The survey warned of poor structural integrity in the roof.

accuse someone of poor integrity

The newspaper accused the director of poor integrity.

a reputation for poor integrity

The bank gained a reputation for poor integrity after the scandal.

Synonyms and how they differ

dishonest

Simpler and more everyday; it describes a single act or habit of lying rather than a whole character.

untrustworthy

Focuses on whether you can rely on someone, without saying clearly that they are morally bad.

corrupt

Stronger and often suggests illegal behavior, especially in politics or business.

Opposites

Word family

integrity noun

The good quality of being honest and having firm moral principles.

integral adjective

Necessary and forming a central part of something.

integrate verb

To combine things so that they work together as one.

Commonly confused: poor integrity or poor integration?

Practice

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