Difference between Phoney and Pretender

What is the difference between Phoney and Pretender?

Phoney as a noun is a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. while Pretender as a noun is a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold.

Phoney

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. A person who professes beliefs or opinions that he or she does not hold.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: 1900 Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Pretender

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold.A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

We hope you now know whether to use Phoney or Pretender in your sentence.

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