pretender
7
7.4
- noun
- /prɪˈtɛndər/
:
farsante
- We can only hope that some new Hitler won't arise to power - there are many pretenders, though.
- the Great Pretender
- pretenders or contenders
We couldn't tell the pretenders from the real guys.
- We couldn't tell the pretenders from the real guys.
- And he felt that the the Soviets were a bunch of corrupt pretenders and who weren't true communists.
- Whenever a new idea gets really hot like this, you can of course expect pretenders to jump on the bandwagon.
Examples
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We couldn't tell the pretenders from the real guys.
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I know not this pretender, but I assure you he is not the Giacomo I met and negotiated with in Europe.
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"I mean, you have a real president, and then you have this guy who is a pretender."
Blog text (15) -
Her chair was filled by many a pretender, none of whom could hold a candle to her.
Blog text (9) -
I was not prepared for the possibility of being exposed as a pretender.
Blog text (33) -
But the man could be doing the magic, and you may be a pretender trying to deceive me.
Fiction book (1992) -
If we lose to Michigan, we will be deemed to have always been a "pretender."
Blog text (23) -
I signed up to sail under Jack Sparrow, not some pretender.
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Whenever a new idea gets really hot like this, you can of course expect pretenders to jump on the bandwagon.
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The con artist was a skilled pretender, convincing many that he was a wealthy businessman.
Synonyms
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
81
6.1
Something or someone that pretends to be real but is false
73
6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
65
3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
50
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
41
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits
39
8.6
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
33
6.2
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick or entertain people
26
8.0
A person who pretends to be someone they are not to fit in
15
5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
13
5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
8
9.9
A person who pretends to be cool to fit in with others
7
6.2
A person who seems friendly but is actually dangerous or dishonest
5
8.1
A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you
4
6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
2
8.9
A person who pretends to be ill to avoid work
1
7.1
A person who makes up stories to trick people
1
8.1
A person who mentions famous people to seem important
1
9.5
A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else
1
8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
9.9
A person who acts important but is not powerful or skilled
1
8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person or device that pretends to be something else to deceive people
A person who hides true feelings or plans by saying things they do not mean
A person who pretends to have skills or money to impress others
A person who acts to impress others rather than show true feelings
A person who pretends to know a lot to impress others
A person who pretends to know a lot without real understanding
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person who pretends to be ill to avoid work
How Truthful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pretender is closely related to the word pretend, from Latin prae- 'before' and tendere 'to stretch', meaning 'to put forward' something. So a pretender is someone who 'puts forward' a false role or title to trick other people.