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Fraudulent vs Phoney - What's the difference?

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Fraudulent is a related term of phoney.


As adjectives the difference between fraudulent and phoney

is that fraudulent is dishonest; based on fraud or deception while phoney is .

As a noun phoney is

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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

    * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * fraudulently

    phoney

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
    • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phoney one.

    Noun

    (en-noun)