What is "phoney" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 19-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net

What does phoney mean in English? Meaning of phoney definition and abbreviation with examples.

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Meaning of "phoney": 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

Meaning: 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 phony pretender

Hyponyms: charmer smoothie smoothy sweet talker tartufe tartuffe whited sepulcher whited sepulchre

Hypernyms: beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster

Meaning: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Synonyms: bastard bogus fake phoney phony

Similar: counterfeit imitative

Adjective: Alternative form of phony A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phoney one.

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