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Textual thesaurus for "pretender"

(noun) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, phony

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives


(noun) imposter, impostor, sham, shammer, role player, fraud, fake, faker, pseud, pseudo

a person who makes deceitful pretenses


(noun) Pretender

a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)