phony vs unreal

phony

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

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. 

verb
  • To fake. 

unreal

adj
  • Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality. 

  • very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life. 

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