phony

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

   A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

2. noun A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.

   He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.

3. noun A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.

   He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.

4. noun Anything fraudulent or fake.
5. verb To fake.

Similar words

phoney fake bogus counterfeit dissembler hypocrite bastard imitative faux sham

Often followed by

war and as name or smile about to in

Word family

phoney phoneys phonied phonier phonies phoniest phonily phoniness phoninesses phonying