English dictionary

fraud

/fr/O/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

noun.person

Synonyms fake faker imposter impostor pretender pseud pseudo role player sham shammer

Source: WordNet 3.0
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

noun.act

Synonyms dupery fraudulence hoax humbug put-on

Source: WordNet 3.0
Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.

noun

Source: webster1913