| Main Entry: |
phoniness |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
insincerity |
Synonyms: |
ambidexterity, ambidextrous, artificiality, backhanded,
deceitful,
deceptive,
devious,
disingenuous, disingenuousness, dissembling, dissimulating,
double, double-dealing,
duplicitous,
evasive, faithless,
fake*,
false,
hollow,
hypocritical,
lying,
mendacious,
perfidious,
phony*,
pretentious, put-on, shifty,
slick*,
sly*,
snide, two-faced, unfaithful,
untrue, untruthful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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