Antonyms for imposture
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-pos-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒs tʃər |
Definition of imposture
Origin :- "act of willfully deceiving others," 1530s, from Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, from impostus (see impost).
- noun fraud, trick
- If the world chose to esteem him, he did not buy its opinion by imposture.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Satisfied, now, that there was imposture, he resolved to ferret it out.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- I need only say that the secret of my imposture defied detection.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- Where he was now he seemed to be not so much a fallen tyrant as a silly sham and an imposture.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- It—it—seems, monsieur, that—ah—that I have been the victim of some imposture.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Would not men have discovered the imposture in all this lapse of time?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- If every imposture be his work, why should he not act through those who have contrived it?
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- Trust her to carry out this imposture which now seems so wild.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- M. Reinack denies the suave suggestion that he was at the bottom of this imposture.
- Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
- Imagine the indignation of the creditor upon the discovery of the imposture!
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
Synonyms for imposture
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