Fraudulent vs Disreputable - What's the difference?

fraudulent | disreputable |


As adjectives the difference between fraudulent and disreputable

is that fraudulent is dishonest; based on fraud or deception while disreputable is not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.

As a noun disreputable is

a person who is not reputable.

fraudulent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • dishonest; based on fraud or deception
  • false; phony
    • He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * fraudulently

    disreputable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is not reputable.