phoney

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A form of phony — Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

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bogusfakephonybastardcounterfeitimitativehypocritedissembler
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Meanings

adjectivephoney (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)

comparative phonier · superlative phoniest

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of phony.
nounphoney (plural phoneys or phonies)

plural phoneys · plural phonies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of phony.
verbphoney (third-person singular simple present phoneys, present participle phoneying, simple past and past participle phoneyed)

present singular third person phoneys · participle present phoneying · participle past phoneyed · past phoneyed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of phony.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Similar
bogusfakephonybastardcounterfeitimitative

nouna person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Similar
hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphonypretender
Broader
deceivercheatcheater
Also see
bastardbogusdissemblerdissimulatorfakefauxthentichypocritephonypretender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phoney

sonytonyTonibolognastonytyronenoniJoniphonyabalonebonyoniBerlusconijoaniezambonibaloneycronyyonipalloneminestronecalzonemascarponeMaroneyamarone
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Cite this entry
APA

phoney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoney

MLA

“phoney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoney. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phoney,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoney.

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