Mock and Phony

Mock

Mock adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: mock turtle soup

Phony is a synonym for mock in artificial topic. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead the word "Mock" as an adjective or a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: mockery, mocking, mocked, mocker, mockingly

Phony

Phony adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Usage example: a phony watch with a designer logo

Mock is a synonym for phony. You can use "Mock" instead the word "Phony" as an adjective or a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

Both words in one sentence

  • A M*A*S*H episode has Hawkeye mock-announcing a phony baseball broadcast for Frank Burns' "benefit", with B.J., Radar, and Klinger providing sound effects.
    Source: Sound Defect
  • The Cake Is a Lie They dressed up the concentration camp/ghetto, Theresienstadt (located in what is now the Czech Republic), to look like a pleasant little settlement, with phony mock-ups of quaint store-fronts & cafes and forced the prisoners to pretend to be happy & entertained.
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