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Synonyms for phony in English

Summary

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phony:
- fake; bastard; phoney; bogus; phony
- phoney; hypocrite; dissembler; phony; pretender; dissimulator

English

Detailed Synonyms for phony in English

phony:

phony adj

phony

– fraudulent; having a misleading appearance ¹
fake; bastard; phoney; bogus; phony
– fraudulent; having a misleading appearance ¹
- fake adj
- bastard adj
- phoney adj
- bogus adj
- phony adj

phony [the ~] noun

the phony

– a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives ¹
the phoney; the hypocrite; the dissembler; the phony; the pretender; the dissimulator
– a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives ¹
- phoney [the ~] noun
- hypocrite [the ~] noun
- dissembler [the ~] noun
- phony [the ~] noun
- pretender [the ~] noun
- dissimulator [the ~] noun

Related Words for "phony":

phonier, phoniest

Alternate Synonyms for "phony":

bogus; fake; phoney; counterfeit; imitative
hypocrite; dissembler; dissimulator; phoney; pretender; deceiver; cheat; cheater; trickster; beguiler; slicker

Related Definitions for "phony":

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance¹
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University