phony

Meaning of phony

noun
  1. 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 phony.
  2. A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
    He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.
  3. Anything fraudulent or fake.
adjective
  1. Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
    A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

Information about phony

  • The plural form of phony is: phonies.
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Hyphenation of phony

phony

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • phony is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

phony synonyms

Meaning bogus:

bogus, fake, phoney, bastard

Meaning hypocrite:

hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender

Meaning :

faker, counterfeit

phony antonyms

Meaning :

authentic, genuine

Translation of phony

Words that rhyme with phony

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