RINGERS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

ringers

noun

plural of ringer

as in frauds

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer

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as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another he's a dead ringer for his grandfather

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Recent Examples of ringers The ringers, on the other hand, should be played in direct order of strength. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 So our only option was to shoot gadwall, wigeon, and ringers over water. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026 Flowers decamped to Nashville, hired producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, whose work excels at mimicking the textures of older records, and recruited a band full of session-pro ringers. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026 Accessibility This hotel is well-equipped for guests who need everything from adjustable showers to grab rails, lowered in-room view points and alarm clock telephone ringers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 As with its predecessors, the characters here go through the ringers of personal crises, with extra rolling pressure applied by the politics of the times. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 This year, those ringers will be Canadian hockey influencers from On the Bench. — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 And he's brought in a few ringers. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026 But the work continues from the warehouse to the bell ringers beside bright red kettles to be able to serve anyone in need now and in the future. — Derek James, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Only once the Buffs emptied offensive coordinator Brennan Marion’s playbook, there was nothing left to fire at McGuire’s frauds.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
In my phishing protection test, Avira successfully detected and defeated 100% of real-world phishing frauds.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of frauds

Noun

Next Generation premiered in September 1987, two months after Stewart’s 47th birthday, and initially struggled to catch on with Star Trek fans, many of whom considered the new cast to be pretenders to the throne.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pretenders

Noun

My daughter happily colored images of the hotel’s then mascot, Buster the canine, while waiting for her avocado roll and edamame.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Haney challenged that reconstruction, questioning gaps in surveillance images and noting that no witness or camera captured the ignition.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of images

Noun

At least being listed on Temu is a warning in and of itself; nobody can argue that these fakes are being passed off as the real thing.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 31 Oct. 2026
Even in a world awash in deep fakes and misinformation, there are still some truths that can be known, no matter how doggedly Fielder and Oppenheim try to muddy the waters.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fakes

Noun

If the original creators get paid, there's much less reason to take issue with clones.

— Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Since its earliest days, the video game industry has been built on developers creating clones of competing games, with varying levels of originality and varying levels of enforcement from game platforms.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of clones

Noun

Yet for the actors who brought them to life, some of their most memorable roles didn’t come with a big paycheck.

— Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
The initiative will target foreign adversaries and domestic actors who exploit advanced systems for unlawful purposes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of actors

Noun

The first vertical microseries for either of them also features 90210 alum Carol Potter, who played Cindy Walsh, the mom of twins Brenda (Shannen Doherty) and Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley).

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
The two also shared a laugh over Lewis’ first impressions of the twins.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

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