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

Now YouGov, which carried out the research, has told the Bible Society that an internal review of the data found that some of the respondents who completed its survey were "fraudulent".

From BBC

The person I spoke to seemed to know who I was—possibly from caller ID—and appeared to have information about me and the fraudulent charge.

From Barron's

Not wanting to be scammed, I said I was calling to report a fraudulent charge, but I never mentioned PayPal or the charge.

From MarketWatch

One of the reasons fraudulent dealers can get away with their crimes is because autograph verification is an unregulated process in the UK.

From BBC

“It looks on its face to be fraudulent.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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