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defrauding

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of defrauding

marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value

  • every new technology has brought with it a raft of defrauding schemes that make full use of it
Synonyms of defrauding

crooked, deceitful, dishonest, double-dealing, false, fraudulent
Words Related to defrauding

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

spurious
Near Antonyms of defrauding

legitimate, true, valid
Antonyms of defrauding

aboveboard, honest, truthful

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