Synonyms for faker

Most common

fraud · sham · imposter · pretender

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who fakes something.

Related words

Word family

fakir

Forms

Plural

fakers → frauds, phonies, imposters, pretenders…

Example sentences

• fraud Academic fraud is more common than you might think.
• sham This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.
• imposter How do I know that you're not an imposter?
• pretender They knew how to unmask the prince pretender.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sham¹

5 letters

fraud¹, phony², pseud

6 letters

pseudo², phoney²

7 letters

shammer

8 letters

imposter³

9 letters

pretender³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phony² = 2 syllables).