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Phony
In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud itself can be a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation), a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, such as obtaining a passport or travel document, driver’s license or qualifying for a mortgage by way of false statements.A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim.
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Phony (adjective)
Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
“A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.”
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Phony (noun)
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
“He claims to be a doctor, but he’s nothing but a fast-talking phony.”
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Phony (noun)
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
“He’s such a phony, he doesn’t believe half of what he says.”
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Fake (adjective)
Not real; false, fraudulent.
“Which fur coat looks fake?”
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Fake (adjective)
Insincere.
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Fake (noun)
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
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Fake (noun)
A trick; a swindle.
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Fake (noun)
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
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Fake (noun)
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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Fake (verb)
To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
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Fake (verb)
To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
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Fake (verb)
To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
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Fake (verb)
To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
“to fake a marriage”
“to fake happiness”
“to fake a smile”
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Fake (verb)
To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
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Fake (adjective)
not genuine; imitation or counterfeit
“she got on the plane with a fake passport”
“a fake Cockney accent”
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Fake (adjective)
(of a person) claiming to be something that one is not
“a fake doctor”
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Fake (noun)
a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham
“fakes of Old Masters”
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Fake (noun)
a person who falsely claims to be something
“I felt sure that some of the nuns were fakes”
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Fake (noun)
variant spelling of flake
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Fake (verb)
forge or counterfeit (something)
“she faked her spouse’s signature”
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Fake (verb)
pretend to feel or have (an emotion, illness, or injury)
“Rob faked suspicion, a jealous concern”
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Fake (verb)
make (an event) appear to happen
“he faked his own death”
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Fake (verb)
trick or deceive someone.
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Fake (verb)
variant spelling of flake