Phony vs False - What's the difference?
phony | false |
Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between phony and false
is that phony is fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance while false is untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.As nouns the difference between phony and false
is that phony is a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own while false is one of two options on a true-or-false test.As an adverb false is
not truly; not honestly; falsely.phony
English
Alternative forms
* phoneyAdjective
(er)- A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
Synonyms
* (fraudulent) bogus, counterfeit, fake * See alsoAntonyms
* authentic * genuineDerived terms
* phoniness * phoneynessNoun
(phonies)- He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony .
- He's such a phony , he doesn't believe half of what he says.
Synonyms
* (faker) dissembler, pretender, fake, fakerDerived terms
* phony up, phoney up * Phony War, Phoney Warfalse
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Adjective
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