Fraudulent, a.
Etymology: [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus, fraudis, frand: cf. F. fraudulent.]
1. Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.
2. Characterized by,, founded on, or proceeding from, fraund; as, a fraudulent bargain. He, with serpent tongue, . . . His fraudulent temptation thus began. Milton.
3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest. Milton.
Syn. -- Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning; subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious; treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists fraudulent only as an antonym, under honest.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given