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Imposture

noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.tʃər/

Meaning

the practice of deceiving others by pretending to be someone else; fraudulent deception

The act of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others; deception or fraud.

The elaborate imposture lasted for months before investigators uncovered the truth.

The imposture was discovered when the man failed to answer basic questions about his supposed identity.

deception, fraud, masquerade, pretense, trickery, deceit, sham

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deception, fraud, masquerade, pretense

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fraud, deception, trickery, deceit, sham

honesty, authenticity, genuineness, truth

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honesty, authenticity, genuineness, truth

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honesty, truth, authenticity

elaborate imposture, criminal imposture, expose imposture, commit imposture, practice imposture, imposture case

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elaborate imposture, criminal imposture, expose imposture

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commit imposture, practice imposture, expose imposture, imposture case

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