IMPOSTERS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word imposters. (close relations)
impostors
Best Alternative Words for IMPOSTERS
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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 | ||||||||