20 entries under phony topic. ×

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fraud(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
50
charlatan(noun, person, fake, cheat, counterfeit)
50
cheat(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
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mountebank(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
46
deceiver(noun, person, fake, cheat)
42
swindler(noun, person, cheat, fraud)
41
trickster(noun, person, cheat, fraud)
36
crook(noun, person, cheat, fraud)
22
pretender(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
17
fake(noun, person, sharp, counterfeit, true)
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quack(noun, person, fake, true)
5
dissembler(noun, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
4
four-flusher(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
3
con artist(noun, person, sharp, fake)
3
masquerader(noun, person, counterfeit, crook)
1
backslider(fraud, spy, crook, trickster)
1
decoy(fraud, crook, rascal, rogue)
1
informer(fraud, spy, crook, trickster)
1
playactor(sharp, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
1
two-timer(fraud, spy, crook, trickster)
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