phony

1. 1.

   fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

   Synonymsbogusfakephoneybastard

   Similarcounterfeit

Other forms of phony

plural

phonies·

comparative or superlative

phonier

comparative or superlative

phoniest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phony

What does phony mean?

phony means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in phony?

phony has 2 syllables: pho-ny. The stress falls on "pho". In IPA it is /ˈfoʊni/.

What is another word for phony?

Close synonyms include hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phony a common word?

phony is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with phony?

2 words rhyme with phony. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.