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phoney vs beguiler

beguiler vs phoney

phoney and beguiler both are nouns.

phoney is an adjective but beguiler is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phoney Yes Yes No No
beguiler Yes No No No
As nouns, beguiler is a hypernym of phoney; that is, beguiler is a word with a broader meaning than phoney:
  • phoney: 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
  • beguiler: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Other hypernyms of phoney include cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
phoney (noun) beguiler (noun)
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 a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
phoney (adjective) beguiler (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between phoney and beguiler

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