phony

How many syllables in phony?

  2 syllables

Divide phony into syllables:   pho-ny
How to pronounce phony:   foh-nee
How to say phony:

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Synonyms for phony


1 syllable
  • cheat
  • false
  • fraud
  • sham
  • fake
  • forged
  • hoax
2 syllables
  • copy
  • liar
  • snake oil
  • faker
  • rip off
  • specious
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • not genuine
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    What rhymes with phony

    2 syllables
    • boney
    • buffone
    • cassone
    • coney
    • mony
    • pony
    • stoney
    • toney
    • tony
    • bony
    • buffont
    • ciccone
    • crony
    • phoney
    • sony
    • stony
    • Tony
    • yoni
    3 syllables
    • Antoni
    • baroni
    • cassoni
    • Marconi
    • schiavone
    • Shoshone
    4 syllables
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