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whited sepulcher vs phony

phony vs whited sepulcher

whited sepulcher and phony both are nouns.

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

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

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