FRAUDULENT Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word fraudulent. (close relations)
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| deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| artful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness • marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft | ||||||
| cheating | nounn | |||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||
| crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| cunning | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • crafty artfulness (especially in deception) adjective satellite • attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness • marked by skill in deception • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||
| deceptive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| devious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course | ||||||
| dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||
| disingenuous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness | ||||||
| duplicitous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||
| guileful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| insincere | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking sincerity | ||||||
| scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||
| sly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| underhanded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level adjective satellite • marked by deception | ||||||
| unscrupulous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • without scruples or principles | ||||||
| wily | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
