phony

Meanings

Plural: phonies

Noun

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
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
Anything fraudulent or fake.

Adjective Satellite

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Adj

Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Verb

To fake.

Origin / Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).

Synonyms

bamboozler, bastard, bogus, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger, cony-catcher, counterfeit, crammer, deceiver, deceptor, dissembler, dissimulator, fabricator, fabulist, fake, faker, falser, gabber, grifter, guiler, hypocrite, liar, losenger, mocker, phoney, pretender, pseudologist, rook, Scandaroon, shammer, Spanish athlete, swike, swindler, treacher, trickster, trucker, wernard

Antonyms

authentic, genuine

Scrabble Score: 13

phony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
phony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phony is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

phony is a valid Words With Friends word