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phoney
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phoneyadjective
Synonyms:
pretender, fake, dissemblerphoneynoun
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phoney.
Synonyms:
bogus, fake, counterfeit, dissembler, pretenderphoneynoun
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
Synonyms:
pretender, fake, dissembler
Princeton's WordNet
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretenderadjective
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, bastardadjective
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms:
simulated, imitation, faux, bastard, false, bogus, fake, phony
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#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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