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Synonyms for phony
ˈfoʊ ni
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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, phoney, shammer, role player, imposter, hypocrite, pretender, pseudo, faker, pseud, impostor, sham, fraud, fakebogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard(adj)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms:
phoney, simulated, imitation, faux, bastard, false, bogus, fake
Wiktionary
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2392 | false | |
| #4480 | fraud | |
| #6134 | fake | |
| #10840 | transvestite | |
| #11083 | simulated | |
| #12811 | pseudo | |
| #13465 | faux | |
| #15342 | bastard | |
| #17637 | imitation | |
| #18068 | bogus | |
| #18567 | liar | |
| #20014 | sham | |
| #25316 | counterfeit | |
| #30702 | phony | |
| #39067 | cheater | |
| #44043 | hypocrite | |
| #55561 | pretender | |
| #69823 | imposter | |
| #78721 | impostor | |
| #79590 | phoney | |
| #130303 | faker | |
| #133752 | pseud |
How to use phony in a sentence?
If people want somebody different, then if I ever ran for president, they'd vote for somebody different, i don't intend to become a phony to win an election.
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you will find the real tinsel underneath.
We're not going to build progress with a bunch of phony tough talk and bluster and over-the-top claims, that just play into ISIL's hands.
President Donald Trump on Monday:
Number one you don't know what they're doing, and when you read it in the Washington Post, you don't believe it, i believe very little of what I see. I see stories in the Washington Post that are so fake, that are so phony.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
Translations for phony
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- خَرّاص, بَهْرَج, متصنعArabic
- Schwindler, Quacksalber, Schwindlerin, gefälscht, HochstaplerGerman
- falso, farsanteSpanish
- huijari, väärennetty, vääräFinnish
- usurpateur, faux-nez, faussaire, faux, charlatan, à la noix, falsifié, frauduleux, usurpatrice, mystificateur, guignol, à la gomme, prophète, escroc, contrefaitFrench
- מזויףHebrew
- hamisHungarian
- ciarlatano, falso, fasulloItalian
- 詐欺師, 偽物, 偽, 贋Japanese
- onecht, nagemaaktDutch
- жулик, поддельный, мошенник, мошенница, фальшивыйRussian
- falsk, oäktaSwedish
- 假Chinese
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