fraudulent | Definition of fraudulent

Synonyms and Antonyms of fraudulent

1 marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value

hoping to get millions from the insurance company, the man made the fraudulent claim that he had been seriously injured in the accident

Synonyms of fraudulent

crooked, deceitful, defrauding, dishonest, double-dealing, false

Words Related to fraudulent

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

Near Antonyms of fraudulent

legitimate, true, valid

Antonyms of fraudulent

aboveboard, honest, truthful

2 given to or marked by cheating and deception

fraudulent citizens who cheat on their taxes

Synonyms of fraudulent

bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, dishonest, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhanded

Words Related to fraudulent

unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false

artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily

defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky

insidious, perfidious, treacherous

Near Antonyms of fraudulent

conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright

forthright, straightforward

Antonyms of fraudulent

aboveboard, honest, straight