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impostor

[im-pos-ter] / ɪmˈpɒs tər /
NOUN
person pretending to be something else
Synonyms
STRONGEST
con artist hypocrite
STRONG
actor beguiler bluffer charlatan cheat deceiver fake faker four-flusher fraud imitator impersonator masquerader mimic mocker mountebank pettifogger phony pretender pseudo quack scorner sham sharper shyster trickster
WEAK
empiric

Example Sentences

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Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"More research is needed to better identify strategies to reduce impostor experiences, but social support may be helpful in reducing impostor fears," Shin said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Because of this, approaches that encourage a more flexible view of ability may help reduce impostor experiences.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Cirkut: Do we all have some sort of impostor syndrome?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The power in it slammed the impostor back into the sand.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.