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What is another word for pretenders?

Pronunciation: [pɹɪtˈɛndəz] (IPA)

The word "pretenders" can be defined as individuals who claim to possess a certain position or authority, but do not actually hold such a position or authority. Some useful synonyms for this word include impostors, charlatans, deceivers, fakes, and phonies. These words all indicate individuals who are attempting to deceive or mislead others for their own gain. Other possible synonyms may include frauds, cheats, or swindlers, which also denote people who are trying to trick others for personal gain. Identifying and avoiding pretenders is an important part of navigating the complex social landscape of modern life. By staying vigilant and aware of potential imposters, we can better protect ourselves and our communities.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Pretenders

There seemed a good prospect that it would become an article of faith with her; her first verdict-that it was an hallucination-having been undermined by a certain contradictiousness, produced in her by an undeserved discredit poured on it by pretenders to a superior ghost-insight; who, after all, tried to utilise it afterward as a peg to hang their own particular ghosts on.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
They are likely to remain as perpetual pretenders, and as such will always retain a certain interest, and a specimen of them always be a desirable addition to any collection which aims at illustrating the history of the invention of printing.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
It was a dazzling prize, offering frightful temptations both to the holder and to possible rivals and pretenders.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill

Famous quotes with Pretenders

  • It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers.
    Luis Gutierrez
  • There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.
    Walter Lippmann
  • There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
    Moliere
  • Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.
    Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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