variants
or imposters
as in frauds
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Recent Examples of impostors
According to the Federal Trade Commission, imposters posing as government agencies were one of the top reported scams in the Arizona, costing consumers more than $20 million in 2025.
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And when stuck in this uncomfortable space, people who feel like impostors are likely to become defensive and feel pressured to be a hero.
—John M. Lavelle, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Now, artificial intelligence has become the latest battleground for digital impostors.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
An information vacuum seems to have encouraged imposters.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Compass’ Shane Boyle is one of the dozens of real estate brokers who these imposters are pretending to be.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
McKelway, who wrote for the magazine from the nineteen-thirties to the sixties, specialized in true-crime stories, bringing to life a gallery of scamps and swindlers and impostors.
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there are impostors, which are often heartbreaking.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
And when stuck in this uncomfortable space, people who feel like impostors are likely to become defensive and feel pressured to be a hero.
—John M. Lavelle, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Now, artificial intelligence has become the latest battleground for digital impostors.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
An information vacuum seems to have encouraged imposters.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Compass’ Shane Boyle is one of the dozens of real estate brokers who these imposters are pretending to be.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
McKelway, who wrote for the magazine from the nineteen-thirties to the sixties, specialized in true-crime stories, bringing to life a gallery of scamps and swindlers and impostors.
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there are impostors, which are often heartbreaking.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostors
Noun
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The frauds have grown nearly in lockstep with the growth of the industry.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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There is absolutely no evidence that frauds of this type or anywhere near this scale are happening in any of the other four states, or frankly that there is a large volume of as-yet-undiscovered fraud in Minnesota itself.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The overwhelming motive for the early fakes was to provide entertainment — about three-quarters of the images in the exhibition were created for this purpose, Rooseboom said.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The flurry of non-consensual deep fakes produced on the platform prompted outrage and concern across the globe.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Cult of the Beaver has to fend off pretenders.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Momentum hardens, vulnerabilities are exposed and the gap between contenders and pretenders is out in the open.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The set comes with two shams and is reversible with a simple solid white side.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Impostors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostors. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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