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
  • Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic.
    — Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026
  • The program also happens to be in line with one of the president’s convenient rhetorical fictions.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Definition of fictions
Noun
  • There are other highlights—paintings by Géricault and Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, a few Persian swan-neck bottles and their Tiffany glass imitations—but the gamble here is to play Gérôme and Hamdi off each other, the outsider and the insider.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of imitations
Noun
  • The problem was determining which, if any, of his braid representations were unfaithful.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • Strassman says these visions could be nothing more than representations of certain information your brain is generating at the time.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Definition of representations
Noun
  • Trimpey also faces a felony charge of obtaining money by false pretenses.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • At school, Jin’s oldest daughter, Jane, teams up with a Black classmate, one of few, to expose their neighbors’ prejudices and pretenses.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of pretenses
Noun
  • The test verified that the array’s synchronization timing and energy resolution match initial computer simulations.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • More than a compliance exercise, crisis simulations are one of the few opportunities teams have to expose weak spots before they’re put to the test.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of simulations
Noun
  • Of course, Franken himself succumbed to the same type of allegations and insinuations.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • Conservative Justices, bristling at insinuations of bias or partisanship, like to point to the significant share of cases that are decided unanimously.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of insinuations
Noun
  • Monday’s march on Parliament was one of the biggest demonstrations against the Modi government in years.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • These demonstrations point to a broader role for MTP beyond a single application.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of demonstrations
Noun
  • Students in grades 4 through 12 research the topic of their choice and present their findings through research papers, table top displays, documentaries or websites.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Short summer nights and a full moon might make faint displays challenging for the naked eye, though cameras can often detect them.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of displays
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