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Synonyms for fraudulent

Most common

dishonest bogus deceptive deceitful

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

Example sentences

  • dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
  • bogus Sami opened a bank account with a bogus Egyptian ID.
  • deceptive And, as you know, appearances are often deceptive.
  • deceitful I learned the hard way that silence can be deceitful.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fraudulentsteady
dishoneststeady
bogusrising
deceptivesteady
deceitfulrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fake1, wily2
5 letters
false1, bogus2
6 letters
crafty2
7 letters
crooked2, cunning2
8 letters
guileful, trickish, covinous
9 letters
dishonest3, deceptive3, insidious4, deceitful3, underhand, collusive3
10 letters
fallacious3
11 letters
counterfeit3, treacherous3
12 letters
dishonorable5
13 letters
surreptitious4, dishonourable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wily2 = 2 syllables).

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dolosif
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doloso
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doloso
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