Difference between Pretender and Phoney

What is the difference between Pretender and Phoney?

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

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.

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.

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

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