phoney(Informal)[adjective]Synonyms:- fake, bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, false, imitation, pseudo
(informal), sham
[noun]Synonyms:- fake, counterfeit, forgery, fraud, impostor, pseud
(informal), sham
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pho‧ney (
also phony American English) /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/
adjective informal1. false or not real, and intended to deceive someone
Synonym : fake:
a phoney American accent2. someone who is phoney is insincere and pretends to be something they are not
—phoney noun [countable]:
He’s a complete phoney!—phoniness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲