What is another word for phoney?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈə͡ʊni], [ fˈəʊni], [ f_ˈəʊ_n_i]
Related questions:
Synonyms for Phoney:
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n.
• bogus • dissembler • fake- fake .
Other synonyms:
- trick .
Other relevant words:
- Dissimulator ,
- Double dealer ,
- Formalist ,
- Pecksniff ,
- Pietist ,
- Whited Sepulchre ,
- apocryphal ,
- artificial ,
- canter ,
- charlatan ,
- counterfeiter ,
- deceitful ,
- deceiver ,
- dishonest ,
- dissimulating ,
- ersatz ,
- factitious ,
- faker ,
- false ,
- fictitious ,
- forged ,
- forgery ,
- fraud ,
- fraudulent ,
- hoax ,
- humbug ,
- hypocritical ,
- imitation ,
- imposter ,
- impostor ,
- insincere ,
- mock ,
- mountebank ,
- paper-hanger ,
- paste ,
- pharisee ,
- pinchbeck ,
- pretended ,
- pseud ,
- pseudo ,
- quack ,
- sham ,
- shammer ,
- simulated ,
- spurious ,
- supposititious ,
- synthetic ,
- tartuffe ,
- trickster ,
- unreal .
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How to use "Phoney" in context?
About "phoney"
When people talk about phoney, they usually mean something that is not genuine or authentic. Phoney can refer to something that is fake or not real, whether it is a product, a person, or a situation. Often, phoney is used in a negative sense, to describe something that is not genuine or serious.
Paraphrases for Phoney:
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Adjective
bogus, counterfeit, disingenuous, inaccurate, spurious, untrue, wrong.
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Adjective
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