Phony (Adjective)
Meaning
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company was shut down for selling phony health supplements that made false claims about their benefits.
- He was arrested for creating phony identification cards and selling them to underage teenagers.
- The charity was exposed as a phony organization that kept most of the donations for itself.
- The art dealer was accused of selling phony masterpieces that were actually created by amateur artists.
- The website was shut down for promoting phony investment schemes that promised unusually high returns.