phony vs sure

phony

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

verb
  • To fake. 

noun
  • A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

  • A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. 

sure

adj
  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

How often have the words phony and sure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )