phoney

Plural: phoneys, 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
• Alternative form of phony.

Adjective Satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Adj

• Alternative form of phony.

Verb

Verb Forms: phoneyed, phoneying, phoneys

• To fake or pretend something; to act insincerely.
• Alternative form of phony.

Adjective

• Not genuine; false or fake.

Examples

• His PHONEY smile couldn’t hide his frustration with his letter tiles.
• She tried to PHONEY confidence, but her shaky hands gave her away.

Synonyms

bastard, bogus, dissembler, dissimulator, fake, hypocrite, phony, pretender

Anagrams of phoney