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plural of pretender
Synonyms & Antonyms of pretenders
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
- it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender
Synonyms for pretenders
Words Related to pretenders
- actors,
- bluffers,
- counterfeiters,
- deceivers,
- dissemblers,
- duper,
- feigners,
- misleaders,
- operators,
- tricksters
- cozeners,
- defrauders,
- dodgers,
- fraudsters
- [chiefly British],
- scammers,
- scamsters,
- sharpers,
- sharpies,
- skinners,
- swindlers
Near Antonyms for pretenders
- aces,
- adepts,
- authorities,
- crackerjacks
- (also crackajacks),
- experts,
- maestros
- (or maestri),
- masters,
- past masters,
- professionals,
- virtuosos
- (or virtuosi),
- whizzes,
- wizards
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