IMPOSTURE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word imposture. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for IMPOSTURE
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| charlatanism | nounn | |||||
noun • the dishonesty of a charlatan | ||||||
| deceit | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| deception | nounn | |||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||
| forgery | nounn | |||||
noun • a copy that is represented as the original • criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| hoax | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • subject to a playful hoax or joke | ||||||
| masquerade | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a party of guests wearing costumes and masks • a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party • making a false outward show verb • take part in a masquerade • pretend to be someone or something that you are not | ||||||
| pretense | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance | ||||||
| sham | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||
| swindle | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| trickery | nounn | |||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||
| cheating | nounn | |||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||
| impersonation | nounn | |||||
noun • a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect • pretending to be another person • imitating the mannerisms of another person | ||||||