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View usage for: (foʊni) also phony Word forms: plural phoneys1. adjectiveIf you describe something as phoney, you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine. [informal, disapproval] He'd phoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute. He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney. He used a phoney accent. Synonyms: fake, affected, assumed, trick More Synonyms of phoney 2. adjectiveIf you say that someone is phoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people. [informal, disapproval] He looks totally phoney to me. ...phoney 'experts'. Synonyms: bogus, false, fake, pseudo [informal] More Synonyms of phoney Phoney is also a noun. 'He's false, a phoney,' Harry muttered. More Synonyms of phoney phoney in British English or especially US phony (ˈfəʊnɪ) informal adjectiveWord forms: -nier or -niest2. (of a person) insincere or pretentious nounWord forms: plural -neys or -nies3. an insincere or pretentious person 4. something that is not genuine; a fake Derived forms phoneyness (ˈphoneyness) or especially US phoniness (ˈphoniness) noun Word origin C20: origin uncertain phoney in American English (ˈfoʊni) US adjective, noun alt. sp. of; Informal phony , the preferred Brit. sp. Examples of 'phoney' in a sentencephoney Chinese translation of 'phoney' adj - [address, accent]
伪(偽)造的 (wěizào de) - [person]
冒充的 (màochōng de)
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冒充者 (màochōngzhě) (名, míng)
- phone up
- phonecard
- phonetics
- phoney
- photo
- photo op
- photobomb
Definition not genuine He used a phoney accent. Synonyms trick put-on false pseudo (informal) Opposites real , original , genuine , authentic , sincere , unaffected , bona fide , dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal) , unfeigned , unassumed Definition (of a person) insincere or pretentious phoney `experts' Definition an insincere or pretentious person He was a liar, a cheat, and a phoney. Definition something that is not genuine This passport is a phoney. Additional synonymsDefinition pretended She passed by with an affected air and a disdainful look. Synonyms pretended, artificial, contrived, put-on, assumed, mannered, studied, precious, stiff, simulated, mincing, sham, unnatural, pompous, pretentious, counterfeit, feigned, spurious, conceited, insincere, camp (informal), la-di-da (informal), arty-farty (informal), phoney or phony (informal) The articles were published under an assumed name. Synonyms false, affected, made-up, pretended, fake, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, feigned, spurious, fictitious, make-believe, pseudonymous, phoney or phony (informal) Definition pretended He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency. Synonyms fake, copied, false, forged, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, fraudulent, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal), pseud or pseudo (informal) - phobia
- phone
- phonecards
- phoney
- photocopy
- photograph
- photographer
Additional synonymsDefinition an imitation designed to deceive or defraud Counterfeits of the company's goods are flooding Europe. Synonyms fake, copy, reproduction, imitation, sham, forgery, phoney or phony (informal), fraud, warez Definition made in imitation of something more expensive an electric fire with ersatz logs Synonyms artificial, substitute, pretend, fake, imitation, synthetic, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, spurious, phoney or phony (informal) Definition not real or genuine but intended to seem so He paid for a false passport. Synonyms artificial, forged, fake, mock, reproduction, synthetic, replica, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pretendedHe answered me with feigned indifference. Synonyms pretended, affected, assumed, false, artificial, fake, imitation, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), fabricated, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, insincereShe was carrying a forged American passport. Synonyms fake, copy, false, counterfeit, pretend, artificial, mock, pirated, reproduction, synthetic, imitation, bogus, simulated, duplicate, quasi, sham, fraudulent, pseudo, fabricated, copycat (informal), falsified, ersatz, unoriginal, ungenuine, phony or phoney (informal) Definition an illegal copy of a painting, banknote, antique, etc. The letter was a forgery. Synonyms fake, imitation, sham, counterfeit, falsification, phoney or phony (informal), warez Definition a person who acts in a false or deceitful way He believes many psychics are frauds. Synonyms impostor, cheat, fake, bluffer, sham, hoax, hoaxer, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, charlatan, quack, fraudster, swindler, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a dishonest person What a revolting humbug the man was! Synonyms fraud (informal), cheat, faker, charlatan, quack, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, swindler, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), phoney or phony (informal), rorter (Australian, slang) Definition made to resemble something which is usually superior or more expensive a set of novels bound in imitation leather Synonyms artificial, mock, reproduction, dummy, synthetic, man-made, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), ersatz, repro, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a person who cheats or swindles by pretending to be someone else He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor. Synonyms fraud (informal), cheat, fake, impersonator, rogue, deceiver, sham, pretender, hypocrite, charlatan, quack, trickster, knave (archaic), phoney or phony (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a pretentious person They should be exposed for the snobs and pseuds they truly are. Synonyms poser (informal), fraud, phoney or phony (informal), trendy (British, informal), humbugDefinition not real or genuine The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders. Synonyms false, artificial, bogus, pretended, mock, synthetic, imitation, simulated, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pseud (informal), phoney or phony (informal) Definition anything that is not genuine or is not what it appears to be Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Synonyms fraud (informal), imitation, hoax, pretence, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, humbug, impostor, feint, pseud (informal), wolf in sheep's clothing, imposture, phoney or phony (informal) Definition not genuine or real a spurious framework for analysis Synonyms false, bogus, sham, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, mock, imitation, simulated, contrived, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, ersatz, specious, unauthentic, phoney or phony (informal) |