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phoney::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender |
| Type of | beguiler, deceiver, slicker, trickster, cheat, cheater |
| Has types | whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre, sweet talker, charmer, smoothie, smoothy, tartufe, tartuffe |
Examples of phoney
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In boxing, of course, the crowd would show displeasure at such a phoney battle.
From the smh.com.au
If it sounds silly or phoney, consider replacing the exclamation with a full stop.
From the guardian.co.uk
These high-handed declarations of what is right and proper are utterly phoney.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The shot looked so much like a photographer's wish fulfilment, it had to be phoney.
From the canberratimes.com.au
The bankers and their party can't afford not to have us pay for their phoney trade.
From the guardian.co.uk
Adding insult to injury, Prowse was also given a phoney script to read from.
From the guardian.co.uk
All this phoney angst about the BBFC deciding what we can and cannot watch.
From the independent.co.uk
Their plots and tricks are fake and phoney and can't tell us anything about real life.
From the independent.co.uk
But it seems there are my good-sense deductions and your phoney loopholes.
From the economist.com
- Hypocrite: 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
- Bogus: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
- In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent.
- PHONY An unallowable word - which sometimes escapes a challenge.
- Any unacceptable word. An unacceptable word is one that is not found in the OWL. Or, if it has more than nine letters and the word is not found in the Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. ...
