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whited sepulcher vs phoney

phoney vs whited sepulcher

whited sepulcher and phoney both are nouns.

whited sepulcher is not an adjective while phoney is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whited sepulcher Yes No No No
phoney Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phoney is a hypernym of whited sepulcher; that is, phoney is a word with a broader meaning than whited sepulcher:
  • whited sepulcher: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
  • 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
Other hypernyms of whited sepulcher include dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender.
whited sepulcher (noun) phoney (noun)
a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous 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
whited sepulcher (adjective) phoney (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between whited sepulcher and phoney

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