Synonyms for fraudulence
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Noun
1. Fraud
fraud, deceit, dishonesty, duplicity, put-on informal, trickery, hoax, deceitfulness, humbug, deceptiveness, dupery
Other
under-handedness, dissimulation, fraudulency dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
Forms
- Plural
- fraudulences → frauds, deceits, dishonesties, duplicities…
Example sentences
- fraud Academic fraud is more common than you might think.
- deceit He acquired a great fortune by using deceit and treachery.
- dishonesty He denounced all forms of dishonesty in government.
- duplicity Tom is often accused of duplicity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fraudulence | rising | |
| fraud | rising | |
| deceit | rising | |
| dishonesty | steady | |
| duplicity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hoax1
- 5 letters
- fraud1
- 6 letters
- deceit2, humbug2, dupery
- 8 letters
- trickery3
- 9 letters
- duplicity4
- 10 letters
- dishonesty4
- 11 letters
- fraudulency
- 13 letters
- deceitfulness, dissimulation, deceptiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deceit2 = 2 syllables).