fraudulence

Definitions

The quality or state of being deceitful or dishonest.

The act of engaging in fraudulent activity or deception.

Examples

The auditor was shocked by the sheer scale of fraudulence uncovered within the company's financial records.

His reputation was permanently tarnished after his fraudulence in the academic research project was exposed.

Synonyms

deceitfulness dishonesty duplicity guile chicanery trickery insincerity

Antonyms

honesty integrity sincerity truthfulness candor probity genuineness