Phoney

Synonyms of phoney

• fake
• counterfeit
• fraudulent

Antonyms of phoney

• genuine
• real
• authentic

Collocations of phoney

phoney baloney

Frequency: 70 %

His excuses were just phoney baloney.

phoney friend

Frequency: 60 %

I realized he was just a phoney friend.

phoney smile

Frequency: 45 %

She greeted me with a phoney smile.

phoney apology

Frequency: 35 %

His phoney apology did not seem sincere.

phoney accent

Frequency: 25 %

She put on a phoney accent to impress others.

Idiomatic Expressions for phoney

• Phrase: phony war
  Meaning: a war that is not genuine or necessary
  Usage: Many people believed that the government was using the phony war as an excuse to distract from other issues.