NOUN | communication | fraudulence, duplicity | a fraudulent or duplicitous representation |
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attribute | fraudulence, deceit | the quality of being fraudulent | |
act | fraudulence, fraud, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on | something intended to deceive |
Meaning | A fraudulent or duplicitous representation. | |
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Synonym | duplicity | |
Broader | misrepresentation, deceit, deception | A misleading falsehood |
Spanish | doblez, dolo, duplicidad, engaño, fraude, fraudulencia, trampa | |
Catalan | duplicitat |
Meaning | The quality of being fraudulent. | |
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Synonym | deceit | |
Broader | dishonesty | The quality of being dishonest |
Spanish | engaño, fraude, fraudulencia | |
Catalan | engany, fraudulència, frau | |
Adjectives | fraudulent | intended to deceive |
Meaning | Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. | |
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Synonyms | fraud, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on | |
Narrower | goldbrick | Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless |
Broader | trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan | The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
Spanish | bulo, camelo, engañifa, engaño, filfa, fraude, mistificación, pastrana, patraña, trampa | |
Catalan | fraudulència, innocentada, jugada, mistificació, trampa, truc | |
Adjectives | fraudulent | intended to deceive |
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