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phony

/ˈfoʊni/noun, adjective2 syllables

Phony means: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

Synonyms for phony17

noun, as in 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

hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender

adjective, as in fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

bogus, fake, phoney, bastard, counterfeit, imitative

also used for phony

faker, bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger

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What does phony mean?2

adjective

1

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with phony?8

two syllables

tonyponystonybonyconey

three syllables

bologna

four syllables

macaronipepperoni
Show 40 near rhymes
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Phony in a sentence

  • I got sucked in on a lot of phony deals.CK
  • My mother says that the child's illnesses are phony.unknown
  • Japan disproved phony accusations of computer chip dumping.unknown
  • You're afraid everyone will find out you're just a phony.ajje
  • That idiom is as phony as a coin with my face on it.LimeGreenTeknii
  • You do realize that your phony tears will not soften my heart.sangelo
  • Ziri put phony labels on those clothes. That's illegal.Amastan
  • Sami created a phony e-mail address.OsoHombre

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Forms of phony

as a noun

plural
phonies

as a adjective

comparative
phonier
superlative
phoniest