🎪Imposture

Meaning

the practice of deceiving others by pretending to be someone else; fraudulent deception

The act of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others; deception or fraud.

Example Sentences

The elaborate imposture lasted for months before investigators uncovered the truth.

The imposture was discovered when the man failed to answer basic questions about his supposed identity.

Synonyms

deception, fraud, masquerade, pretense, trickery, deceit, sham

Entry 1

deception, fraud, masquerade, pretense

Entry 2

fraud, deception, trickery, deceit, sham

Antonyms

honesty, authenticity, genuineness, truth

Entry 1

honesty, authenticity, genuineness, truth

Entry 2

honesty, truth, authenticity

Collocations

elaborate imposture, criminal imposture, expose imposture, commit imposture, practice imposture, imposture case

Entry 1

elaborate imposture, criminal imposture, expose imposture

Entry 2

commit imposture, practice imposture, expose imposture, imposture case