Impostor is an English word with synonyms like imposter or trickster. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Impostor meaning
- Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
- A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene to look like part of the 3D world.
- A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person.
Synonyms of Impostor
Using Impostor
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity. | A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene to look like part of the 3D world. | A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person.
- Useful related words include: imposter, trickster, cheater, cheat.
- In the example corpus, impostor often appears in combinations such as: an impostor, the impostor, impostor syndrome.
Context around Impostor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impostor
- In this selection, "impostor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combating, experiencing, kenyan, syndrome, muhammadu and randomly stand out and add context to how "impostor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actually an impostor named fred and are an impostor thief thief. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impostor" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impostor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At times, it made me feel like an impostor. (9 words)
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor! (10 words)
There are numerous factors that can contribute to someone experiencing impostor syndrome. (12 words)
In an interview with BBC Entertainment, the Afrobeat sensation expressed complete acceptance for his Kenyan impostor, making it clear that he would not take any legal action as Ruger wa Kayole was merely trying to make a living, just like anyone else. (42 words)
As a Gen Z-er, Frankel has spent time combating impostor syndrome by consistently picturing and embodying a vision of herself years down the line, and by relishing the positive power of youth. (33 words)
Anything that isn’t wonderful seems less interesting than whatever I’m writing, and anything that’s wonderful makes whatever I’m writing seem hopelessly shabby by comparison, triggering impostor syndrome. (31 words)
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a Gen Z-er, Frankel has spent time combating impostor syndrome by consistently picturing and embodying a vision of herself years down the line, and by relishing the positive power of youth.
Before she fled, the intruder—the seeker—threw out, “Impostor!
But, at the end of the talk, this outlier came up to apologize—worried that it was somehow arrogant to have impostor syndrome.
But Nigerians are not going to wait for five hundred years to expose the Presidential forgery called an impostor Muhammadu Buhari from Niger Republic backyard.
Find a way, and they can cast off the “impostor syndrome” Simpson referred to ahead of this game.
Odumosu explained that the impostor randomly selected his pictures online, posted and updated his social media page to make citizens believe that the account was being operated by him.
The Abure loyalists shouted and dragged Apapa all over the place shouting “You must not talk, you are an impostor, thief, thief.
The main factions are led by Cobra Commander (actually an impostor named Fred VII) and Serpentor, who was Cobra Emperor at the time.
There are numerous factors that can contribute to someone experiencing impostor syndrome.
At times, it made me feel like an impostor.
But there is one impostor hiding in this image and it is up to you to find the sneaky animal.
Chris departed the show before revealing his struggles with impostor syndrome and mental health issues as a result of his time on the programme.
In an interview with BBC Entertainment, the Afrobeat sensation expressed complete acceptance for his Kenyan impostor, making it clear that he would not take any legal action as Ruger wa Kayole was merely trying to make a living, just like anyone else.
Over the years, I've learned to manage this pesky impostor through a combination of self-awareness, conscious reframing and seeking support.
She regarded the whiny and “stupid” Trump throughout his time in office as “an impostor – and on some level, he knew it”.
A new breed of “beer” beverages is crowding the shelves of a grocery store near you. and not one of these impostor brews is our friend.
Anything that isn’t wonderful seems less interesting than whatever I’m writing, and anything that’s wonderful makes whatever I’m writing seem hopelessly shabby by comparison, triggering impostor syndrome.
As spring turned to summer, I kept thinking about one email from a woman who had shared the phone number the impostor had used to chat with her on WhatsApp.
But I've made a few of these impostor cakes in the past.
But pretending to complete tasks will just make it that much harder for to identify the player as an impostor.
Common combinations with impostor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an impostor 22×
- the impostor 15×
- impostor syndrome 12×
- by impostor 2×
- impostor and 2×
- these impostor 2×
- impostor will 2×
- impostor who 2×
- impostor or 2×
- impostor was 2×