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English adjective: phony | |||
| 1. | phony fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||
| Synonyms | bastard, bogus, fake, phoney | ||
| Similar | counterfeit, imitative | ||
| Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||
English noun: phony | |||
| 1. | phony (person) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker, Tartufe, Tartuffe, whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre | ||
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