fraudulent

[ fraw-juh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains:

   a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.

2. given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.

   Synonyms: unscrupulous, underhanded, crooked

3. false or deceiving; phony; misleading:

   They’ve concocted a series of fraudulent pretexts for the invasion that collapse instantly on examination.

   Synonyms: specious, sham, fallacious, illusory, deceptive, deceitful

fraudulent

/ ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt /

adjective

1. acting with or having the intent to deceive
2. relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

Derived Forms

• ˈfraudulence, noun
• ˈfraudulently, adverb

Other Words From

• fraud·u·lence fraud·u·len·cy noun
• fraud·u·lent·ly adverb
• non·fraud·u·lence noun
• non·fraud·u·len·cy noun
• non·fraud·u·lent adjective
• non·fraud·u·lent·ly adverb
• un·fraud·u·lent adjective
• un·fraud·u·lent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fraudulentus; fraud, -ulent

Word History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent¹

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful

Related Words

• counterfeit
• crooked
• deceitful
• dishonest
• fake
• forged
• phony
• sham