phoney

Meaning of phoney

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 phoney

  • The plural form of phoney is: phoneys.
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Hyphenation of phoney

phoney

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • phoney is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

phoney synonyms

Meaning bogus:

bogus, fake, phony, bastard

Meaning hypocrite:

hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, pretender

Meaning :

faker, counterfeit

phoney antonyms

Meaning :

authentic, genuine

Translation of phoney

Words that rhyme with phoney

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