IMPOSTERS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word imposters. (close relations)
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| charlatans | nounn | |||||
noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | ||||||
| cheats | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme • a deception for profit to yourself verb • deprive somebody of something by deceit • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||||||
| crooks | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime • a circular segment of a curve • a long staff with one end being hook shaped verb • bend or cause to bend | ||||||
| deceivers | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||
| fakes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||
| frauds | nounn | |||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||
| masqueraders | nounn | |||||
noun • a participant in a masquerade | ||||||
| phonies | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • 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 adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||
| posers | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not • a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | ||||||
| pretenders | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) • 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 | ||||||
| swindlers | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||
| tricksters | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts | ||||||
| fake | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||
| faker | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||
| fraud | nounn | |||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||
| impersonator | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another | ||||||
| impostor | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||
| pretender | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) • 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 | ||||||
| pseud | ||||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||
| pseudo | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of | ||||||
