Synonyms of impostors

impostors

noun

variants or imposters

plural of impostor

as in frauds

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frauds
• fakes
• pretenders
• shams
• deceivers
• fakers
• charlatans
• quacks
• phonies
• mountebanks
• actors
• misleaders
• humbugs
• counterfeiters
• fakirs
• operators
• hoaxers
• ringers
• imitators
• copycats
• impersonators
• quacksalvers
• dissemblers
• tricksters
• swindlers
• poseurs
• mimics
• scammers
• fraudsters
• skinners
• sharpers
• dodgers
• bluffers
• duper
• defrauders
• scamsters
• sharpies
• feigners
• cozeners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professionals
• experts
• masters
• authorities
• adepts
• virtuosos
• wizards
• aces
• maestros
• past masters
• crackerjacks
• whizzes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impostors

In this scam, imposters send you an email or text, pretending to be your hotel. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Few imposters have been quite as easy to spot as Terran Empire Spock, however, whose trademark goatee is something of a giveaway. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Players get points for correctly calling out imposters, or remaining undetected as impostors. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Then check your insurance account and watch for imposters who know just enough to sound convincing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

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

Queen Neve, who’s had a chance to read The Kingdom of Elysia, immediately susses them out as imposters. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy. — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026