dissemblers

noun

plural of dissembler
as in pretenders

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  1. pretenders
  2. hypocrites
  3. charlatans
  4. frauds
  5. impostors
  6. fakers
Noun
  • Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026
  • This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of pretenders
Noun
  • The comments section is filled with college football fans from all over the country calling the university's athletic department a bunch of clowns and hypocrites, but one Big 12 rival, the TCU Horned Frogs, put out a statement of their own in response to Tech's video.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Sports make hypocrites of all of us.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
Definition of hypocrites
Noun
  • Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
    — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of charlatans
Noun
  • Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of frauds
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
  • This stops deepfakes and imposters.
    — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of impostors
Noun
  • To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of fakers
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“Dissemblers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissemblers. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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