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Fraudulent

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Deceit 74% connected

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deceit 74% connected

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dupery 74% connected

The act or practice of duping.

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Dupery 74% connected

The act or practice of duping.

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Deceitful 92% connected

Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fallacious 92% connected

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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