26 entries under phony topic. ×

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cheat(noun, feature, characteristic, person, fake)
68
fraud(noun, feature, characteristic, person, fake)
64
deceiver(noun, feature, characteristic, person, fake)
63
swindler(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
62
trickster(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
53
impostor(noun, person, fake, cheat, counterfeit)
51
mountebank(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
34
crook(noun, person, cheat, fraud)
17
quack(noun, person, fake, counterfeit, true)
14
fake(noun, person, sharp, copy, counterfeit)
13
pretender(noun, person, fake, counterfeit, true)
10
faker(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
9
imposter(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
7
hypocrite(noun, person, fake, crook)
5
bluffer(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit)
4
con artist(noun, sharp, fake, crook)
4
four-flusher(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
3
actor(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
2
masquerader(fraud, crook, rascal, rogue)
1
backslider(noun, fraud, crook, trickster)
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