phony as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
phony
noun
1 phony
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: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender.
Dutch: schijnheilige, Januskop, draaikont, farizeeër, huichelaar, hypocriet, januskop, jezuïet, smoelentrekker, valsaard, valserik, veinzaard, veinzer ... show more
Polish: faryzeusz, fałszywiec, hipokryta, jezuita, obłudnik
adjective
1 phony
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phoney.
Roget 147:
substituted
&c.;
ersatz;
phony;
vicarious,
subdititious†.
Roget 546:
untrue,
false,
phony,
trumped up;
void of foundation,
without-foundation;
fictive,
far from the truth,
false as dicer's oaths;
unfounded,
ben trovato [It],
invented,
fabulous,
fabricated,
forged;
fictitious,
factitious,
supposititious,
surreptitious;
elusory†,
illusory;
ironical;
soi-disant [Fr.]
etc.
(misnamed)
565.
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Polish: zakłamany, kłamliwy
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