DISSEMBLER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

dissembler

noun

Definition of dissembler

as in pretender

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Noun

At least one of them will in the coming weeks likely be exposed as a pretender.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
To add to the challenge, Brady also left his mark on the latest pretender to his crown.

— Peter Carline, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of pretender

Noun

The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of deceiver

Noun

Campbell is essentially calling Mohajir a hypocrite, but these aren’t exactly similar cases.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
As well as calling you a hypocrite almost a decade ago over your Monica Lewinsky jokes in the late 1990s and your calls for civility, John Oliver in particular has taken you to the woodshed over your criticism of late-night getting too partisan.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Definition of hypocrite

Noun

Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.

— Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
To this day, a portion of the left-wing Democratic elite views Obama as a charlatan who hoodwinked their voters into supporting him.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of charlatan

Noun

Heroes have to figure out who's who, what's going on, and if longtime friends are actual allies or extraterrestrial imposters.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
About $920 million of the losses stemmed from government-impostor scams, a $131 million jump from 2024.

— Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of impostor

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