phoney

adjective/ˈfəʊni/CEFR B2

নকল, কৃত্রিম

Meaning

Not real or sincere; intended to deceive.

Example sentences

  • He gave the police a phoney address.সে পুলিশকে একটা ভুয়া ঠিকানা দিল।
  • Her phoney smile did not fool anyone.তার কৃত্রিম হাসি কাউকে বোকা বানাতে পারেনি।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: fake, bogus

Antonyms: genuine

Similar words, and what each means

  • fake

    নকল, জাল, ভুয়া

    Made to look real in order to deceive people.

  • bogus

    ভুয়া, জাল

    False or fake, but made to look real.

Other English words for “নকল, কৃত্রিম”

  • plagiarism

    The act of using another person's work and claiming it as your own.

  • counterfeit

    Made to look exactly like something real in order to cheat people.

  • fake

    Made to look real in order to deceive people.

  • duplicate

    An exact copy, or to make one.

  • forged

    Copied illegally so as to pass as genuine.

  • duplication

    The making of an exact copy, or wasteful repetition of work.

Opposite words

  • genuine

    খাঁটি, আসল

    Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • phonenounফোন, দূরালাপনী

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “phoney” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • নকল, কৃত্রিম
    • • শঙ্কিত
    • • চটকদার, দৃষ্টিকটুভাবে উজ্জ্বল
    • • মিথ্যা; ভুয়া
    Show the answer

    নকল, কৃত্রিম — phoney (adjective) — নকল, কৃত্রিম. Not real or sincere; intended to deceive.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “phoney”?

    • • pompous
    • • identical
    • • fake
    • • dismal
    Show the answer

    fake — fake — নকল, জাল, ভুয়া. Made to look real in order to deceive people.

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