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phonies

noun as in charlatan

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Why the low pay and job insecurity that come with “emotional work” is creating a nation full of phonies.

He was too cynical about politics, and he could spot phonies whichever party they were in.

In a field filled with phonies, Bob Kerrey has always been the real deal.

But Chaffetz and these other phonies aren't interested in the truth.

In YA lit, non-white teens still tend to fight racism and violence more than cliques and phonies.

If your idea pays off, Tom, we should be able to checkmate every move those phonies and their allies make!

Anyway, I wouldn't blame her, after the exhibition I made the other night, for classin' me with the phonies.

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On this page you'll find 1044 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to phonies, such as: cheat, con artist, perjurer, phony, storyteller, and deceiver.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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