phony[adjective]Synonyms: counterfeit, bogus, brummagen, fake, false, pinchbeck, pseudo, sham, snide, spurious
[noun]Synonyms: imposture, cheat, counterfeit, fake, fraud, hoax, humbug, put-on, spoof, swindle, impostor, faker, pretender
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. 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 ▲