Synonyms of pretenders

pretenders

noun

plural of pretender

as in frauds

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 & Similar Words

• frauds
• fakes
• imposters
• shams
• charlatans
• impostors
• deceivers
• fakers
• misleaders
• phonies
• quacks
• mountebanks
• phoneys
• humbugs
• actors
• counterfeiters
• fakirs
• ringers
• operators
• hoaxers
• imitators
• copycats
• poseurs
• impersonators
• dissemblers
• quacksalvers
• tricksters
• swindlers
• mimics
• skinners
• dodgers
• sharpers
• bluffers
• scammers
• fraudsters
• duper
• feigners
• defrauders
• sharpies
• scamsters
• cozeners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professionals
• masters
• experts
• virtuosos
• virtuosi
• adepts
• authorities
• wizards
• maestros
• aces
• past masters
• maestri
• whizzes
• crackerjacks
• crackajacks