counterfeiter

noun

Definition of counterfeiternext
as in imposter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterfeiter
  1. pretender
  2. impostor
  3. charlatan
  4. hypocrite
  5. fake
Noun
  • Other pretender brands like Stellantis’s DS, and Hyundai’s Genesis look to be fighting a losing battle.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Those few Knights of the Round Table who remain are third-tier heroes, clinging to a past that is already washing out to sea, while various pretenders to the throne vye for power.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of pretender
Noun
  • While that may have been the case, the country’s oligarchs have unwittingly turned this volatile impostor into a folk hero whose power may not diminish even outside the chancellor’s sphere of influence.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The only people who never feel like impostors are the real impostors.
    Melody Wilding, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of impostor
Noun
  • But in Wicked, he's elevated to an even more sinister place — not merely a charlatan, but a fraud who has seized power and wants to use the magic of others to create a totalitarian world that answers to his every whim.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • One exception is Cotton Marcus, the charlatan at the center of The Last Exorcism.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Definition of charlatan
Noun
  • The filing painted West as a hypocrite who publicly advocates for the fair treatment and proper compensation of artists while exploiting them in private.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
  • This is the most powerful weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of hypocrite
Noun
  • After a play-action fake, Jared Goff rolled out right and found Sam LaPorta for a 20-yard touchdown.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These worries extend beyond potential deep fakes and foreign intervention, which have dominated recent news coverage.
    Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fake
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