phony

phony
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj., informal, spurious, fraudulent, sham, mock, put-on (sl.), trumped-up, fake, forged; gimcrack, pasteboard; deceitful, false-hearted, lying; glib, canting, superficial. —n., informal, counterfeit, fraud; charlatan, quack, impostor, mountebank, fake, faker. See deception. Ant., real, genuine.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. affected, imitation, artificial; see false 3 .
n.
Syn. fake, forgery, fraud, quack, charlatan; see also fake , impostor .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
fake, fraud, counterfeit, sham, forgery, imposter, hoax.
II
a.
fake, counterfeit, sham, fraudulent, bogus, imitation, spurious, specious.
ANT.: real, genuine, authentic
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I also phoney adjective 1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious. See TRUE. 2. Not genuine or sincere: affected, artificial, feigned, insincere, pretended. See TRUE. 3. Of or practicing hypocrisy: hypocritical, Pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, two-faced. See HONEST. II also phoney noun 1. A fraudulent imitation: counterfeit, fake, forgery, sham. See TRUE. 2. One who fakes: charlatan, fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, pretender, quack. See TRUE. 3. A person who practices hypocrisy: hypocrite, pharisee, tar-tuffe. See HONEST.

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  • phony — pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), n. something or someone that is phony. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phony — (adj.) not genuine, 1900, phoney, perhaps an alteration of FAWNEY (Cf. fawney) gilt brass ring used by swindlers. The noun meaning phony person or thing is attested from 1902 …   Etymology dictionary

  • phony — index bogus, fictitious, fraudulent, imitation, specious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • phony — adj *counterfeit, spurious, bogus, fake, sham, pseudo, pinchbeck …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • phony — [adj] fake, false affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, counterfeit, forged, imitation, pseudo, put on*, sham*, spurious, trick; concept 582 Ant. genuine, real, sincere …   New thesaurus

  • -phony — [fə nē, fō′nē] [< Gr phōnē, a sound: see PHONO ] combining form forming nouns a (specified kind of) sound [polyphony] …   English World dictionary

  • phony — ☆ phony [fō′nē ] adj. phonier, phoniest [altered < Brit thieves argot fawney, gilt ring (passed off as gold by swindlers) < Ir fáinne] Informal not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc. n. pl. phonies Informal 1.… …   English World dictionary

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  • phony — I. adjective also phoney (phonier; est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fawney gilded brass ring used in the fawney rig, a confidence game, from Irish fáinne ring, from Old Irish ánne more at anus Date: 1900 not genuine or real: as a. (1)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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