phony
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- Rhymes: -əʊni
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phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
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- Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
- A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
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- (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
- See also Wikisaurus:fake
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phony (plural phonies)
- A faker, a person who professes beliefs or opinions that he or she does not hold or assumes an identity other than their own.
- He's as phony as a three-dollar bill.
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(faker): dissembler, pretender, fake
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faker