All phony synonyms
phoΒ·ny
P p adj phony
- in-correct β not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- bogus β If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- fictitious β created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fallacious β containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- casuistic β of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- hamer β Fannie Lou, 1917β77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- for the birds β any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- assumed β false; fictitious
- know it all β a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- bastard β Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
- loudmouth β a loudmouthed person.
- lamebrained β a dunce; booby; fool.
- incredible β so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.
- artificial β Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- campiest β of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
noun phony
- empiric β A person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment.
- chaser β A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- four-flusher β a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- dissimilation β the act of making or becoming unlike.
- coiner β A person who coins money, in particular a maker of counterfeit coins.
- gold brick β Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- dissembler β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- masquerader β a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- germination β to begin to grow or develop.
- bunco artist β a confidence trickster or con artist
- dissimulator β One who dissimulates.
- chameleon β A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- imposter β a tax; tribute; duty.
- hocuspocus β Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- workalike β (computing) A computer capable of running software designed for another.
- impostor β a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- faker β anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake.
- inflamer β (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
- imposture β the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- fraudulence β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
verb phony
- incarnated β embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- make like β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- overdrawn β Past participle of overdraw.
- bulled β the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- manifolded β of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- dualize β to make dual.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- gloss over β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
adjective phony
- doubtable β (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- insupposable β Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- ersatz β (of a product) Made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.