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whited sepulchre vs phoney

phoney vs whited sepulchre

whited sepulchre and phoney both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whited sepulchre Yes No No No
phoney Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phoney is a hypernym of whited sepulchre; that is, phoney is a word with a broader meaning than whited sepulchre:
  • whited sepulchre: 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 sepulchre include dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender.
whited sepulchre (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 sepulchre (adjective) phoney (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between whited sepulchre and phoney

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