What are some alternative words for phoney?
Synonyms for phoney
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Princeton's WordNet
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender(adj)
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
Synonyms:
dissimulator, dissembler, shammer, role player, imposter, hypocrite, pretender, pseudo, faker, pseud, impostor, sham, fraud, fake, phonybogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard(adj)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms:
simulated, imitation, faux, bastard, false, bogus, fake, phony
Wiktionary
phoney(noun)
Synonyms:
dissembler, pretender, fakephoney(noun)
1900 Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phoney one.
Synonyms:
pretender, fake, dissembler, counterfeit, bogusphoney(noun)
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
Synonyms:
pretender, fake, dissembler
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2392 | false | |
| #4480 | fraud | |
| #6134 | fake | |
| #9683 | phantom | |
| #11083 | simulated | |
| #12811 | pseudo | |
| #13465 | faux | |
| #15342 | bastard | |
| #17637 | imitation | |
| #18068 | bogus | |
| #20014 | sham | |
| #25316 | counterfeit | |
| #25335 | crook | |
| #30702 | phony | |
| #44043 | hypocrite | |
| #55561 | pretender | |
| #69823 | imposter | |
| #78721 | impostor | |
| #79590 | phoney | |
| #130303 | faker | |
| #133752 | pseud |
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