🎭impostor

Meaning

a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others; a fraud

Example Sentences

The man turned out to be an impostor posing as a doctor.

The impostor convinced everyone he was a doctor until his fake credentials were discovered.

Example Expressions

impostor syndrome

Synonyms

fraud, deceiver, pretender, trickster, swindler, fake, charlatan

Entry 1

fraud, deceiver, pretender, trickster, swindler

Entry 2

fraud, fake, charlatan, pretender

Antonyms

genuine person, authentic individual, real doctor, legitimate person

Entry 1

genuine person, authentic individual

Entry 2

genuine person, authentic individual, real doctor, legitimate person

Collocations

impostor syndrome, caught the impostor, impostor posing as, exposed impostor, clever impostor

Entry 1

impostor syndrome, caught the impostor, impostor posing as

Entry 2

exposed impostor, clever impostor, impostor syndrome