<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.</li><li>Given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li><p>Unscrupulous</p></li><li><p>Underhanded</p></li><li><p>Crooked</p></li><li><p>False or deceiving</p></li><li><p>Phony</p></li><li><p>Misleading</p></li><li><p>They’ve concocted a series of fraudulent pretexts for the invasion that collapse instantly on examination.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Additional Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>Specious</li><li>Sham</li><li>Fallacious</li><li>Illusory</li><li>Deceptive</li><li>Deceitful</li></ul>