FRAUDULENT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

fraudulent

adjective

ˈfrȯ-jə-lənt

Definition of fraudulent

as in dishonest

marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value hoping to get millions from the insurance company, the man made the fraudulent claim that he had been seriously injured in the accident

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as in deceptive

given to or marked by cheating and deception fraudulent citizens who cheat on their taxes

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Recent Examples of fraudulent The switch to the new vendor, Fidelity Information Services, was already underway when department officials noted the large number of fraudulent Summer EBT transactions, a department spokeswoman said last week. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2026 And the conservative Heritage Foundation database shows only 387 instances of fraudulent use of absentee ballots across every election recorded since 1982. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 July 2026 The indictment accused them of lying about annual revenue, monthly payroll and employees — and supporting those lies by creating fraudulent bank account statements and IRS forms. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 Collins authored the Kansas False Claims Act, which allows the state to recover damages and penalties for fraudulent claims by individuals or corporations. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraudulent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent

Adjective

But 52% of employees in that same study believe their company's efforts to be empathetic are dishonest.

— Dennis Kozak, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The state agency said clinic staffers had clients sign a personal injury waiver, which the commission said was unenforceable, against public policy and deceptive and dishonest.

— Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 8 July 2026

Definition of dishonest

Adjective

This predominantly includes deceptive measures and signal disruptions as responses to intrusive drones.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Warren also raised concerns about X’s banking partner, Cross River Bank, pointing to prior enforcement actions over deceptive loan practices involving the bank’s fintech partners.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of deceptive

Adjective

Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death and waived his right to appeal, is now seeking post-conviction relief by claiming his plea was false.

— Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
On Friday, Tench was arrested on 99 felony charges, which include 33 counts of bid-rigging, 33 of first-degree forgery and 33 of filing false documents.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of false

Adjective

Keep the cuttings in a shady site and mist several times a day to have plants ready for containers or other flower beds in about a month.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
These shady sites are great nap spots for rattlesnakes, which are common to the area.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of shady

Adjective

Resurrection Dex’s Resurrection is an uncomfortably honest and self-critical mixtape about the British rapper attempting to reform his crooked ways.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026