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bluffer

NOUN
fake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
counterfeit deception fabrication forgery hoax phony scam sham trick
STRONG
actor charlatan cheat faker flimflam four-flusher fraud imitation imposition imposture make believe mountebank plant pretender pretense pseudo put on reproduction sleight spoof swindle
WEAK
gold brick junque
Antonyms
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original
NOUN
fraud
Synonyms
STRONG
bastard charlatan cheat counterfeit crook deceiver double-dealer fake forger four-flusher hoaxer impostor mechanic mountebank phony pretender quack racketeer sham shark swindler
WEAK
horse trader playactor
NOUN
hypocrite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bigot charlatan crook impostor phony trickster
STRONG
actor backslider casuist cheat deceiver decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug informer malingerer masquerader mountebank pharisee poser pretender quack smoothie sophist swindler two-timer
WEAK
attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing
NOUN
impostor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
con artist hypocrite
STRONG
actor beguiler charlatan cheat deceiver fake faker four-flusher fraud imitator impersonator masquerader mimic mocker mountebank pettifogger phony pretender pseudo quack scorner sham sharper shyster trickster
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empiric
NOUN
tartuffe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceiver hypocrite pretender
STRONG
actor backslider bigot casuist charlatan cheat crook decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug impostor informer malingerer masquerader mountebank pharisee phony playactor poser quack smoothie sophist swindler trickster two-timer
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attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

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Separately on Thursday, the inquiry heard how Mr Williams had referred to a former sub-postmaster and campaigner, Tim McCormack, as a "bluffer" in a 2015 email.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

He was a bluffer, implying he advised people he didn’t, and a leaker, ratting out his allies in pursuit of his own agenda.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2016

A bluffer, a gambler… he’d rather do it the hard way.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2012

He'd been a bit of a bluffer at his first musical conservatoire.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2010

Always sympathetic and encouraging, he could detect the bluffer and discourage one who tried to get through his lessons without adequate preparation.

From Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation by Various