Pretenders synonyms

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shams
(Obs.) A trick or fraud
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frauds
Deceit; trickery; cheating
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fakers
One who fakes something
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fakes
Anything or anyone not genuine; fraud; counterfeit
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impostors
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
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phoneys
Something not genuine; sham; fake
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hypocrites
A person who pretends to be what he or she is not; specif., one who pretends to be pious, virtuous, etc. without really being so
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snobs
(Obs.) A person having no wealth or social rank; one of the common people
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imitators
One who imitates or apes another.
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deceivers
A person who lies or deceives.
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charlatans
A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
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actors
The definition of an actor is a person who does something, particularly someone who performs in a film or television show.
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rogues
Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
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humbugs
A fraud or sham
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cheats (related)
A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
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Find another word for pretenders. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pretenders, like: shams, frauds, fakers, fakes, impostors, phoneys, hypocrites, snobs, imitators, deceivers and charlatans.
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Pretenders Sentence Examples

  • The war between the two pretenders was long and doubtful; on a coin Vonones mentions a victory over Artabanus.

  • Pretenders stepped forward but with even less credentials than the recently departed Rupert Youngblood.

  • The Catalans, who had adopted the cause of Charles and who had grievances of their own, called in a succession of foreign pretenders.

  • Of the many pretenders to this dignity known in all periods of Moslem history the most famous was the first caliph of the Fatimite dynasty in North Africa, `Obaidallah al-Mandi, who reigned 909-933.

  • As these independent Tatar states were always jealous of each other, and their jealousy often broke out in open hostility, it was easy to prevent any combined action on their part; and as in each khanate there were always several pretenders and contending factions, Muscovite diplomacy had little difficulty in weakening them individually and preparing for their annexation.

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