PRETENDERS Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word pretenders. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word pretenders. (close relations)

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	charlatans				nounn
	noun • a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
	claimants				nounn
	noun • someone who claims a benefit or right or title
	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
	impostors				nounn
	noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	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
	dissembler				nounn
	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
	hypocrite				nounn
	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
	phoney				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
	dissimulator				nounn
	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				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
	imposter				nounn
	noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	impostor				nounn
	noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	phony				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
	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
	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

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Alternatives for CHARLATANS

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