Fraudulent
Fraudulent adjective - Marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.
Imitative and fraudulent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imitative" instead an adjective "Fraudulent".
Nearby Word: fraudulently
Imitative
Imitative adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
Usage example: your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read
Fraudulent and imitative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fraudulent" instead an adjective "Imitative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and fraudulent
- sham and imitative
- synthetic and fraudulent
- synthetic and imitative
- artificial and fraudulent
- artificial and imitative
- fake and fraudulent
- fake and imitative
- ersatz and fraudulent
- ersatz and imitative
- phony and fraudulent
- phony and imitative
- counterfeit and fraudulent
- counterfeit and imitative
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