phony

  • (noun): A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
  • (noun): A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
  • (noun): Anything fraudulent or fake.
  • (adjective): Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
  • 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.
  • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.