fraudulent

American  

[fraw-juh-luhnt] / ˈfrɔ dʒə lənt /

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

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fraudulent British  

/ ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt /

adjective

1. acting with or having the intent to deceive

2. relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

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Other Word Forms

• fraudulence noun
• fraudulency noun
• fraudulently adverb
• nonfraudulence noun
• nonfraudulency noun
• nonfraudulent adjective
• nonfraudulently adverb
• unfraudulent adjective
• unfraudulently adverb

Etymology

Origin of fraudulent

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

Example Sentences

Concerns about lending to other lenders ratcheted up last year after cases where banks took on collateral that turned out to be fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal

It said social media platforms must "proactively tackle illegal fraudulent content" under the Online Safety Act, or "face enforcement action".

From BBC

Archer also alleges that Joby carried out fraudulent business acts that granted it an unfair advantage and are prohibited by California code.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to the researchers, fraudulent studies are now appearing at a faster rate than legitimate scientific publications.

From Science Daily

The contest organisers also said that better technical monitoring would help "detect and prevent fraudulent or coordinated voting activity, and strengthen monitoring of suspicious patterns".

From BBC

Related Words

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