variants
or imposters
as in pretenders
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Recent Examples of impostors
Attackers can easily generate convincing digital impostors that fool people and biometric systems.
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Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There are currently imposters even pretending to represent the FTC itself.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
The term became popular thanks to the pandemic-era online game Among Us, where players have to find imposters among their crew.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Women’s Caucus wrote in a letter to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leaders Monday that the change is necessary to protect women from assaults and kidnappings by imposters.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There are currently imposters even pretending to represent the FTC itself.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
The term became popular thanks to the pandemic-era online game Among Us, where players have to find imposters among their crew.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Women’s Caucus wrote in a letter to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leaders Monday that the change is necessary to protect women from assaults and kidnappings by imposters.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostors
Noun
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But the Bolts don't have enough pieces to go from pretenders to contenders.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Medallion’s Derek Lo figures that his software can cut through the system’s redundancies, slashing the time and cost of paperwork designed to prevent quacks from practicing medicine and safeguard patients that’s spiraled into something burdensome.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Leaving aside outright frauds, pay-for-play exists on a spectrum of cost and legitimacy.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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And never give up the kind of personal information that is beyond the scope of a simple quote for a service, scammers look to use this to perpetuate other frauds and attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Several actors have played Noah over the years, including Rory Gibson, Robert Adamson and Kevin Schmidt.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Edelman says that a fun fact about the series is that the production team let the actors design their own workspaces.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Criminals exploit publicly available photos and recordings to create realistic digital fakes.—
Brian Greenberg,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Experts say the fakes commonly appear on online auction sites, often offered at seemingly bargain prices.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Impostors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostors. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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