phony

Phony means fake. A phony thing is not real, or it’s a bad imitation of something original. A phony person does not present himself or herself honestly. You can use "phony" as an adjective or as a noun.

• That guy is so phony. (adjective)
• He’s a big phony. (noun)
• Tanya doesn’t really love her husband. Their marriage is phony.
• Richard didn’t really make over a million dollars last year. His claims of success were phony.
• Melissa created a phony degree for herself in order to convince others that she graduated from college.
• People who are materialistic and superficial are phony.
• The offer that we received in the mail promised us big profits on an investment. The offer turned out to be phony.
• It was a phony offer.
• A person who makes phony promises is a liar.
• A person who sells phony merchandise is a swindler and a cheat.
• A person who makes phony money is called a counterfeiter.
• If you share personal information on a phony website, you might have your identity stolen.

He made a bunch of phony promises to people in order to get elected.

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August 16, 2018