Difference between revisions of "Fraudulent"

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English

Adjective

Fraudulent (comparative more Fraudulent, superlative most Fraudulent)

1. dishonest; based on fraud or deception
2. false; phony

   He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

Adverbs for Fraudulent

criminally; obviously; manifestly; apparently; openly; flagrantly; subtly; artfully; shrewdly; cleverly; adroitly; sharply;smartly; miserably; indefensibly; basely; grossly; knavishly; villainously; disgracefully; ignominiously; meanly; shabbily; unscrupulously; extremely; infamously; notoriously; surreptitiously.

Synonyms for Fraudulent

fake, deceitful, dishonest, counterfeit, false, wily, treacherous, tricky, delusive, sham.

Antonyms for Fraudulent

honest, upright, valid, true, authentic.

Derived terms

• fraudulently

Thesaurus

amoral, artful, bent, brigandish, burglarious, calculating, chiseling, collusive, conscienceless, corrupt, corrupted, counterfeit, covinous, crafty, criminal, crooked, cunning, dark, deceitful, deceptive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, double-dealing, doubtful, dubious, duplicitous, evasive, fake, false, falsehearted, falsified, felonious, finagling, fishy, forged, furtive, guileful, ill-got, ill-gotten, imitation, immoral, indirect, insidious, kleptomaniac, larcenous, light-fingered, not kosher, pinchbeck, piratelike, piratic, questionable, rotten, scheming, shady, sham, shameless, sharp, shifty, sinister, slippery, sneaky, spurious, sticky-fingered, surreptitious, suspicious, thieving, thievish, treacherous, trickish, tricky, two-faced, unconscienced, unconscientious, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unprincipled, unsavory, unscrupulous, unstraightforward, wily, without remorse, without shame

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfrɔː.djʊ.lənt/, SAMPA: /"frO:.djU.l@nt/