Fraudulent
Fraudulent adjective - Marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.
Factitious and fraudulent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Factitious" instead an adjective "Fraudulent".
Nearby Word: fraudulently
Factitious
Factitious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff
Fraudulent and factitious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fraudulent" instead an adjective "Factitious".
Nearby Word: factitiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and fraudulent
- sham and factitious
- synthetic and fraudulent
- synthetic and factitious
- artificial and fraudulent
- artificial and factitious
- fake and fraudulent
- fake and factitious
- ersatz and fraudulent
- ersatz and factitious
- phony and fraudulent
- phony and factitious
- counterfeit and fraudulent
- counterfeit and factitious
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