phonier
Less genuine somehow
Phonier is the comparative form of phony—more fake, more insincere, more fraudulent than something else: His excuse sounded even phonier than the last one.
I've never met a phonier politician.
One who pretends
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- shamFraudulent imitation
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
forgery · imitation · spurious · pseudo · replica · bootleg · fabricated · falsified
Feigning ignorance or innocence
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
hollow · glib · slick · smooth · affected · put-on · theatrical · overacted
Deliberately deceptive in nature
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
underhanded · shifty · sly · crafty · conniving · treacherous · deceitful · trickster
faker
One who pretends
knockoff · forgery · imitation · spurious · pseudo · replica · bootleg · fabricated · falsified · hoax
disingenuous
Feigning ignorance or innocence
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
two-faced · hollow · glib · slick · smooth · affected · put-on · theatrical · overacted · plastic
duplicitous
Deliberately deceptive in nature
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
cunning · underhanded · shifty · sly · crafty · conniving · treacherous · deceitful · trickster · untrustworthy