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
  • Over time, writers offered up fictions to fill in the gaps of the story.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Just as their own fictions bend and weave tales, so too do their own lives and rivalries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 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
  • Both encode information in high-dimensional vectors, transform those representations using matrices and tensors and convert internal states into probable outputs.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His second grid made clever work of visual representations of typefaces.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of representations
Noun
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretenses
Noun
  • Computer simulations show that with Reinforcement Learning algorithms, the craft can even master complex waypoint missions entirely on its own.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • An international project called the Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project, or ISMIP6, has built a large archive of Antarctic simulations showing how the ice responds under different circumstances.
    — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 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
  • MoMA was a frequent target of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in 2024, including a major sit-in protesting some board members who had been accused of investing in Israeli arms manufacturers.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The demonstrations followed the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal, who faced an enormous rent increase.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrations
Noun
  • Only 2,000 were made in 1989, and some were used as store displays.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At crucial junctures over the centuries, parallel concepts of order, displays of power, and reflections of economic structures have manifested in both dance and police work.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of displays
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“Impostures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostures. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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