PHONIES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word phonies. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PHONIES
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sham | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
charlatans | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | ||||||||
cheaters | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||||
counterfeiters | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes copies illegally | ||||||||
deceivers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||||
fakes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||
frauds | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
fraudsters | nounn | |||||||
noun • A person who practices fraud; a swindler. | ||||||||
hypocrites | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
impostors | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||||
posers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not • a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | ||||||||
pretenders | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) • 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 | ||||||||
quacks | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice • the harsh sound of a duck adjective satellite • medically unqualified verb • utter quacking noises • act as a medical quack or a charlatan | ||||||||
swindlers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
tricksters | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts | ||||||||
dissembler | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
fake | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||
phoney | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
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 adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||||
pretender | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) • 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 | ||||||||
bogus | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||||