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fraud(noun, person, fake, cheat)
50
cheat(noun, person, fake, counterfeit)
47
mountebank(noun, person, fake, cheat)
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shark(noun, person, fake, cheat)
22
pretender(noun, person, fake, counterfeit)
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fake(noun, person, counterfeit, true)
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phony(noun, person, fake, counterfeit)
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sham(noun, person, fake, trick)
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pseudo(noun, person, fake, trick)
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shammer(noun, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
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counterfeit(noun, fake, trick, deception)
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four-flusher(noun, person, fake, counterfeit)
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quacksalver(fake, counterfeit, fraud, charlatan)
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con artist(noun, person, fake, phony)
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put-on(fake, trick, deception, counterfeit)
2
flimflammer(noun, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
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simulator(fake, counterfeit, fraud, charlatan)
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bunco artist(expression, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
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hoser(fake, counterfeit, fraud, charlatan)
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playactor(fake, counterfeit, fraud, phony)
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APASmart Define. (2015). impostor thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/impostor/thesaurus/synonyms
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