WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fraud•u•lent /ˈfrɔdʒələnt/USA pronunciation
adj.
fraud•u•lent•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud:fraudulent schemes.
fraud•u•lent•ly, adv.
fraud•u•lent
(frô′jə lənt),USA pronunciation adj.
fraud′u•lence, fraud′u•len•cy, n.
fraud′u•lent•ly, adv.
- characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains:a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- given to or using fraud, as a person;
cheating;
dishonest.
- Latin fraudulentus. See fraud, -ulent
- late Middle English 1375–1425
fraud′u•lent•ly, adv.
- 1. 2. deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.
'fraudulently' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
embezzle
- identity theft
- juggler
- palm off
- salt
- Sapphira
- cheat
- collusive
- counterfeit
- dispatcher
- falsify
- floater
- foist
- forge
- frame
- impose
- imposition
- imposture
- load
- loaded
- palm
- rig
- ring
- supposititious