impostures

noun

plural of imposture
as in fictions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostures
  1. fictions
  2. imitations
  3. representations
  4. pretenses
  5. simulations
  6. insinuations
  7. demonstrations
  8. displays
Noun
  • Just as their own fictions bend and weave tales, so too do their own lives and rivalries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ultimate object of these fictions is disorientation, more than belief.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fictions
Noun
  • Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Catholics in his government, from Supreme Court justices to Cabinet members to Vice President JD Vance, are acting as a rubber stamp for an imperious ruler, instead of imitations of Christ.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitations
Noun
  • This is when models take in large-scale data to learn to predict which word comes next in an input, building foundational representations of language.
    — Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before the vote, Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said maps are far more than simple representations of geography.
    — Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of representations
Noun
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson created the story of Nancy (Emilia Jones), who is not a girlfriend, but a crush who Bourdain foolhardily (and under false pretenses) follows to Provincetown after not getting a writing fellowship.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretenses
Noun
  • Similarly, experiments that Sanchez-Lavega and his colleagues performed with computer simulations of currents in shallow water suggest the decagon formed because of a meandering wave trapped by a curving atmospheric jet.
    — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Having demonstrated the connection via simulations, Spiesberger is now working to record the effect in the real world, setting up an array of audio microphones on a hard floor with the same acoustic parameters as the ocean floor.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of simulations
Noun
  • The insinuations of business hucksterism are one thing that could provoke him, more intimate details are another.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of insinuations
Noun
  • DeDiego began presenting baking demonstrations on YouTube a decade ago, according to the event website, and has held a variety of professional pastry chef positions, including at JenChan’s in Cabbagetown.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Data-center resistance has spread nationwide, with 142 demonstrations in 42 states in July and two-thirds of Americans opposing a facility in their own community, according to an Economist/YouGov poll.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrations
Noun
  • The Athletic decided to look at one of his international displays for Belgium’s under-19s, a goalless draw with Denmark in March.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The jury could hardly have missed the divisive displays outside the courthouse.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of displays
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“Impostures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostures. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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