to be a poser

Examples

• All

• I didn't even mention the whole fear of being a poser.

  Blog text (33)

• I guess I'm a poser.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• -Always thought you were a poser.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• This is a poser; do not believe them.

  Blog text (16)

• And it always turns out that the lefty is a poser.

  Blog text (4)

• Only posers fall in love, SO you're a poser.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• I don't really think you're a poser.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• -Don't be a poser.

  The Bronze (2016)

• You're a poser.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• Don't be a poser by pretending to like things you actually don't.

Synonyms

P

to pretend

vsto be a poser

∞ 2.3

To act as if something is true when it is not

is narrower here, focusing on faking mainly to impress others

P

to pose

vsto be a poser

90 6.1

To pretend to be someone you are not to trick people

is more about creating a false image to impress others

A

to act as

vsto be a poser

85 3.4

Pretend to have qualities or feelings you do not have

is more focused on social status and showing off than simple claiming

I

to impersonate

vsto be a poser

62 7.2

Pretend to be another person by copying their looks, voice or actions

is less about exact imitation and more about showing off

P

to pass off

vsto be a poser

37 6.9

To make something or someone look real when they are not

is more about personal image and trying to impress others

M

to masquerade

vsto be a poser

32 6.9

To pretend to be someone else to hide the truth

is mainly about seeming impressive rather than hiding motives

D

to dress up

vsto be a poser

24 2.9

Make something look better than it really is

is more about faking identity to impress rather than surface enhancement

P

to put on airs

vsto be a poser

• Informal

6 8.4

Act as if you are better than other people

is more about creating a false personal identity to fool others

U

under false colors

vsto be a poser

• US

1 9.1

Pretending to be someone else to trick people

is often simply about seeming more important to others

P

to personate

vsto be a poser

1 9.9

Pretend to be another person to trick people or act in a role

is more about social display and impression than formal role

S

to sail under false colors

vsto be a poser

• Informal

1 8.4

To pretend to be someone else to trick people

is more about adopting a false persona mainly to impress

P

to portray oneself as

vsto be a poser

1 5.3

To show yourself as a certain kind of person to make others think that way

tends more toward outright false identity to gain admiration

Antonyms

A

authentically

14 4.4

In a real way that matches the original or traditional form

B

to be oneself

1 2.8

To act naturally and honestly without pretending to be someone else

How Pretentious

to be a poser

• Offensive

2 8.9

to pose

2 6.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology