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- pronunciation:
- fraw
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frawd
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery.
He achieved success in his business through fraudulent means.Their claims turned out to be fraudulent.- synonyms:
- crooked, cunning, dishonest, guileful, tricky, wily
- antonyms:
- genuine, honest
- similar words:
- bogus, counterfeit, deceitful, deceptive, fake, knavish, sham, shifty, underhanded
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| definition 2: |
using or inclined to use deceit or trickery.
- synonyms:
- crooked, cunning, deceitful, dishonest, guileful, tricky, wily
- antonyms:
- honest, straight
- similar words:
- knavish, shifty, two-faced, underhanded
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| related words: |
dishonest, foul, imitation, meretricious, phony, quack |
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| derivations: |
fraudulently (adv.), fraudulence (n.) |
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