Synonyms for imposters

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-pos-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒs tər

Top 10 synonyms for imposters

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Définition of imposters

Origin : 1580s, from Middle French imposteur (16c.), from Late Latin impostor, agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, past participle of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put place" (see position).

As in mountebank : noun charlatan
As in deceiver : noun conniver
As in poser : noun pretender
As in trickster : noun fraud
As in charlatan : noun swindler

Example sentences :

Those who deny this are fools, or imposters,––I know not which.
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

It was then that I knew there was something wrong—that they were imposters who feared the police.
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Just as there are imposters on the earth plane, so are there imposters on the spirit plane.
Extract from : « Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers » by Bhakta Vishita

And how does that fear affect your attitude with regard to—imposters?
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn

Old Martin insisted that one of the imposters was in reality your brother.
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn

Imposters they are, but they have imposed on themselves as well as on their followers.
Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley

It was concerning us, and spoke of us as imposters and spies.
Extract from : « Latitude 19 degree » by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield

A fate that deservedly overtakes adventurers and imposters, remarked Mrs. Harris.
Extract from : « An Oregon Girl » by Alfred Ernest Rice

Conspicuous among this class of imposters was the “Queen of Taytay,” whose exploits I have already narrated.
Extract from : « The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) » by Dean Conant Worcester

Goldsmith attacked, among other imposters, the quacks of his day, who promised to cure every disease.
Extract from : « History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange

Antonyms for imposters

honesty

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