bluffer

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fake n.
fraud n.
hypocrite n.
impostor n.
tartuffe n.

NOUN

fake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

counterfeit deception fabrication forgery hoax phony scam sham trick

STRONG

actor charlatan cheat faker flimflam four-flusher fraud imitation imposition imposture make believe mountebank plant pretender pretense pseudo put on reproduction sleight spoof swindle

WEAK

gold brick junque

Antonyms

STRONG

original

NOUN

fraud

Synonyms

STRONG

bastard charlatan cheat counterfeit crook deceiver double-dealer fake forger four-flusher hoaxer impostor mechanic mountebank phony pretender quack racketeer sham shark swindler

WEAK

horse trader playactor

NOUN

hypocrite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigot charlatan crook impostor phony trickster

STRONG

actor backslider casuist cheat deceiver decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug informer malingerer masquerader mountebank pharisee poser pretender quack smoothie sophist swindler two-timer

WEAK

attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

NOUN

impostor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

con artist hypocrite

STRONG

actor beguiler charlatan cheat deceiver fake faker four-flusher fraud imitator impersonator masquerader mimic mocker mountebank pettifogger phony pretender pseudo quack scorner sham sharper shyster trickster

WEAK

empiric

NOUN

tartuffe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceiver hypocrite pretender

STRONG

actor backslider bigot casuist charlatan cheat crook decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug impostor informer malingerer masquerader mountebank pharisee phony playactor poser quack smoothie sophist swindler trickster two-timer

WEAK

attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

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bluffer

Separately on Thursday, the inquiry heard how Mr Williams had referred to a former sub-postmaster and campaigner, Tim McCormack, as a "bluffer" in a 2015 email.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024

He was a bluffer, implying he advised people he didn’t, and a leaker, ratting out his allies in pursuit of his own agenda.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2016

A bluffer, a gambler… he’d rather do it the hard way.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2012

He'd been a bit of a bluffer at his first musical conservatoire.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2010

I was only trying to keep up to my reputation and name as a bluffer.

From The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery by Quincy Allen

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