TARTUFE Synonyms
9 hypernyms for tartufe. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TARTUFE
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| actor | noun n | |||||
noun • a theatrical performer • a person who acts and gets things done | ||||||
| charlatan | noun n | |||||
noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | ||||||
| deceiver | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||
| dissembler | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| fake | adjective adj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| huckster | noun n | |||||
noun • a seller of shoddy goods • a person who writes radio or tv advertisements verb • sell or offer for sale from place to place • wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) | ||||||
| hypocrite | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| impostor | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses | ||||||
| moralist | noun n | |||||
noun • a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||||||
| pharisee | noun n | |||||
noun • a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions • a self-righteous or sanctimonious person | ||||||
| phony | noun, adjective n, 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 | ||||||
| poser | verb, noun v, n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| pretender | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| sham | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| two-faced | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another • having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past | ||||||
| tartuffe | noun n | |||||
noun • a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) | ||||||