The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SYCOPHANT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
*Acts phony crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SYCOPHANT | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: *Acts phony
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fake
- scam
- sham
- sym
- bogus
- fraudulent
- real
- snob
- abuse
- barratry
- blind
- book
Crossword Answer definitions
SYCOPHANT noun- One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
- An informer; a talebearer.
- To inform against; hence, to calumniate.
- To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
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