Synonyms for Phony (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender
WordNet sense 2 (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance):
bogus, fake
WordNet sense 3 (not genuine; imitating something superior):
counterfeit, imitative
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