English Synonyms and Antonyms

 fraud is an act of deliberate deception with the design of securing something by taking unfair advantage of
another. A deceit or deception may be designed merely to gain some end of one's own, with no intent of
harming another; an imposition, to take some small advantage of another, or simply to make another
ridiculous. An imposture is designed to obtain money, credit, or position to which one is not entitled, and may
be practised by a street beggar or by the pretender to a throne. All action that is not honest is dishonesty, but
the term dishonesty is generally applied in business, politics, etc., to deceitful practises which are not directly
criminal. Fraud includes deceit, but deceit may not reach the gravity of fraud; a cheat is of the nature of
fraud, but of a petty sort; a swindle is more serious than a cheat, involving larger values and more flagrant
dishonesty. Fraud is commonly actionable at law; cheating and swindling are for the most part out of the
reach of legal proceedings. Treachery is chiefly used of dishonesty in matters of friendship, social relations,
government, or war; treachery may be more harmful than fraud, but is not so gross, and is not ordinarily open
to legal redress. Treason is a specific form of treachery of a subject to the government to which he owes
allegiance, and is definable and punishable at law. Compare ARTIFICE; DECEPTION.
Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald
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Antonyms:
fairness, good faith, honesty, integrity, truth, uprightness.
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FRIENDLY.
Synonyms:
accessible, companionable, genial, neighborly, affable, complaisant, hearty, sociable, affectionate, cordial,
kind, social, amicable, favorable, kindly, tender, brotherly, fond, loving, well-disposed.
Friendly, as said of persons, signifies having the disposition of a friend; as said of acts, it signifies befitting or
worthy of a friend. The adjective friendly does not reach the full significance of the nouns "friend" and
"friendship;" one may be friendly to those who are not his friends, and to be in friendly relations often
signifies little more than not to be hostile. In its application to persons, accessible is used of public and
eminent persons, who might, if disposed, hold themselves at a distance from others. Companionable and
sociable refer to manner and behavior, cordial and genial express genuine kindliness of heart. We speak of a
cordial greeting, a favorable reception, a neighborly call, a sociable visitor, an amicable settlement, a kind
interest, a friendly regard, a hearty welcome. The Saxon friendly is stronger than the Latin amicable; the
amicable may be merely formal; the friendly is from the heart. Fond is commonly applied to an affection that
becomes, or at least appears, excessive. Affectionate, devoted, and tender are almost always used in a high and
good sense; as, an affectionate son; a devoted friend; "the tender mercy of our God," Luke i, 78. Compare
FRIENDSHIP.
Antonyms:
adverse, belligerent, distant, ill-disposed, unfriendly, alienated, cold, estranged, indifferent, unkind,
antagonistic, contentious, frigid, inimical, warlike. bellicose, disaffected, hostile,
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FRIENDSHIP.
Synonyms:
affection, comity, esteem, good will, amity, consideration, favor, love, attachment, devotion, friendliness,
regard.
Friendship is a deep, quiet, enduring affection, founded upon mutual respect and esteem. Friendship is always
mutual; there may be unreciprocated affection or attachment, unrequited love, or even unrecognized and
unappreciated devotion, but never unreciprocated or unrequited friendship; one may have friendly feelings
toward an enemy, but while there is hostility or coldness on one side there can not be friendship between the
two. Friendliness is a quality of friendly feeling, without the deep and settled attachment implied in the state
of friendship. Comity is mutual kindly courtesy, with care of each other's right, and amity a friendly feeling
and relation, not necessarily implying special friendliness; as, the comity of nations, or amity between
neighboring countries. Affection may be purely natural; friendship is a growth. Friendship is more intellectual
and less emotional than love; it is easier to give reasons for friendship than for love; friendship is more calm
and quiet, love more fervent; love often rises to intensest passion; we can not speak of the passion of