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 fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Similarcounterfeit
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
Synonyms for phony
Other words for “phony”, grouped by meaning.
We found 9 synonyms for “phony”. The most common are hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender.