imposture
- noun (n)
Meaning: fraud, trick
Synonyms:
artifice
cheat
con
copy
counterfeit
deceit
deception
fabrication
fake
feint
fiddle
flimflam
forgery
gambit
hoax
hocus-pocus
illusion
imitation
impersonation
imposition
make-believe
maneuver
masquerade
phony
ploy
pretense
pretension
put-on
quackery
ruse
sell
sham
sleight
spoof
stratagem
swindle
wile
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