Synonyms for phony
ˈfoʊ nipho·ny

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1. phonyadjective

   Antonyms:
   authentic, genuine

2. phonyadjective

   Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

   A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

   Synonyms:
   fake, bogus, counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   authentic, genuine

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1. 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, phoney, shammer, role player, imposter, hypocrite, pretender, pseudo, faker, pseud, impostor, sham, fraud, fake

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

2. bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastardadjective

   fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

   Synonyms:
   phoney, simulated, imitation, faux, bastard, false, bogus, fake

   Antonyms:
   genuine, echt

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1. List of paraphrases for "phony":

   false, fake, transvestite, hypocrite, phoney, bogus, liar, cheater

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1. Eric Trump:

   It’s all fake news. It’s phony stuff. It didn’t happen.

2. Former President Trump:

   On a phony pretext from a highly political magistrate who they hand-picked late in the evening just days before the break-in and trampled upon my rights and civil liberties as if our country that we love so much were a third world nation, we’re like a third world nation.

3. Donald Trump:

   John McCain received a fake and phony dossier ... He got it, and what did he do? He didn't call me, he turned it over to the FBI hoping to put me in jeopardy and that's not the nicest thing to do.

4. Todd Harris:

   They photoshopped Marco's face onto somebody else, this is how phony and deceitful the Cruz campaign has become.

5. Eric Schneiderman:

   Donald Trump fought us every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeals and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university. Today, that all changes.