phoniness
Noun
Meaning
phoniness (plural phoninesses)
The condition or quality of being phony or fake.
The phoniness of his plea could not be concealed.
Synonyms
hypocrisy
pietism
artificiality
insincerity
mendacity
ambidexterity
disingenuousness
sanctimony
speciousness
pharisaism
Antonyms
Related terms
Examples
Batman Begins leaks existential phoniness from the first frame.
Barry also allegedly told her niece, “It's the phoniness of it all.
Long after Ryan Murphy’s film drops its cutesy cynicism, it still manages to accidentally produce a damning indictment of Broadway phoniness.