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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
  • Founded by Paul Kohner in 1938, The Kohner Agency is the second oldest in Los Angeles behind WMA (now WME) with long traditions in talent representations.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Such false representations would likely violate relevant state law.
    — Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 14 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 indicate that one of the geometries studied by the team could improve NMR sensitivity and accuracy by roughly an order of magnitude.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together.
    — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Washington Post, 21 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
  • Myanmar citizens living abroad are less likely to be openly critical on social media or attend fundraisers and demonstrations that could be monitored out of fear of having future passport renewals rejected.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Attendees explored hands-on stations offering activities like Yutnori games, Korean calligraphy, Hanbok fittings, traditional tea ceremonies, K-Beauty demonstrations and martial arts workshops.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrations
Noun
  • From there, everyone proceeded through a TSA security checkpoint and on through the sparkling new terminal, complete with LED-screen departure and arrival LED screens and gate displays.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Here are trucks that can practically drive themselves down the highway, turn their cabin into a mobile office, and put more than 60 inches of digital displays in front of their occupants.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of displays
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“Impostures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostures. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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