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Noun Concept
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hypocrite  dissembler  dissimulator  phony  phoney
EN
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives WordNet 3.0
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A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Someone who dissembles. OmegaWiki
False person who speaks or acts with hypocrisy, pretending to have good qualities and virtues in order to find favour with somebody or to deceive him. OmegaWiki
One who dissimulates. Wiktionary
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. Wiktionary
Person practising hypocrisy. Wiktionary (translation)
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. Wiktionary
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold. Wiktionary
Person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold. Wiktionary (translation)
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He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says. Wiktionary
IS A
deceiver
HAS KIND
smoothie
Tartuffe
whited sepulcher
Taqiya
DERIVATION
feign
bogus
USAGE DOMAIN
disparagement
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
Wiktionary
EN
dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender
OmegaWiki
EN
dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender

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