imposture[noun]Synonyms: cheat, counterfeit, deceit, deception, fake, fiddle, flam, flimflam, fraud, gyp, hoax, humbug, mare's nest, phony, put-on, rig, sell, sham, spoof, swindle
Related Words: copy,
imitation,
fabrication,
forgery,
artifice,
feint,
gambit,
maneuver,
ploy,
ruse,
sleight,
stratagem,
trick,
wile,
make-believe,
pretense,
pretension [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im·pos·ture (ĭm-p
ŏs
chər)
n.The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
imposture [French, from Old French, from Late Latin
impost
ra, from Latin
impostus, variant of
impositus, past participle of
impōnere,
to place upon. See
impose.]
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲