What is another word for impostures?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpˈɒstjʊ͡əz] (IPA)

Impostures are deceitful or fraudulent acts that are intended to deceive someone. There are a number of synonyms for the word impostures that can be used depending on the context of the situation. One synonym is deception, which can be used to describe an act of misrepresentation or falsehood. Another synonym is fraud, which is used to describe an act that is intended to deceive someone into giving up something of value. Other synonyms for impostures include deceit, trickery, and falsity. It is important to choose the correct synonym depending on the context of the situation in order to convey the intended meaning.

What are the hypernyms for Impostures?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Impostures

"No, the more I think of her," he cried, "the more I think her prodigious, unique, the more I am convinced that she alone holds the truth, that outside her are only weaknesses of mind, impostures, scandals.
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Others would feel a generosity towards a cruelly persecuted body; others, utterly dead to the subject of religion, or rather believing all religions to be impostures, would not allow it to be assumed that only one was worthy of bad treatment.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
From looking at the occurrences, as they lay dormant and half buried under the dust which ninety full years had been throwing over them, Hutchinson saw at a glance that they were nothing but frauds, impostures, and ventriloquism.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam

Famous quotes with Impostures

  • Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
    George Washington

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