phoney-baloney (Meaning)
phoney-baloney
phony sense e
Synonyms & Antonyms of phoney-baloney
Synonyms:
- affected
- facetious
- put-on
- pharisaical
- assumed
- jocular
- simon-pure
- self-righteous
- glib
- tongue-in-cheek
- forced
- deceitful
- sham
- contrived
- sanctimonious
- bogus
- double-dealing
- claptrap
- unnatural
- pious
- Janus-faced
- facile
- campy
- devious
- left-handed
- strained
- Pecksniffian
- untruthful
- hollow
- simulated
Antonyms:
phoney-baloney Sentence Examples
- She saw right through his phoney-baloney excuses for missing the meeting.
- His promises were nothing but phoney-baloney; he had no intention of following through.
- The politician's speech was filled with phoney-baloney rhetoric designed to manipulate the public.
- I can't stand his phoney-baloney attitude; he's always trying to be someone he's not.
- The company's advertisement seemed phoney-baloney, promising results that were too good to be true.
- Don't trust him; he's just a phoney-baloney salesman trying to scam you.
- Her apologies felt phoney-baloney, lacking sincerity and genuine remorse.
- The so-called expert's advice was nothing but phoney-baloney; it had no basis in reality.
- His phoney-baloney charm may fool some, but I can see right through it.
- The movie's plot was so contrived and phoney-baloney that I couldn't even finish watching it.
FAQs About the word phoney-baloney
phony sense e
phony, hypocritical, phoney,fake, counterfeit, lip, double, meaningless, mealymouthed, false
artless, heartfelt, sincere, honest, candid,genuine, undesigning, straightforward, forthright, frank
She saw right through his phoney-baloney excuses for missing the meeting.
His promises were nothing but phoney-baloney; he had no intention of following through.
The politician's speech was filled with phoney-baloney rhetoric designed to manipulate the public.
I can't stand his phoney-baloney attitude; he's always trying to be someone he's not.
