imposture Synonyms

trick fraud cheat imposition impersonation quackery pretense ploy personation shenanigans mountebankery misrepresentation masquerade jugglery ruse sham show shell game cons fakery gimmick spoof wile trickery take-in swindle subterfuge stratagem imitation hypocrisy deception deceit craftiness counterfeit con chicanery cheating charlatanry charlatanism beguilement barratry delusion device disguise humbug hoax guile fraudulence forgery flimflam