MOUNTEBANKS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

mountebanks

noun

plural of mountebank

as in frauds

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise claimed that many doctors were frauds and mountebanks

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Recent Examples of mountebanks Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Lan, 69, built a sprawling real estate empire of luxury homes and commercial properties before she was accused of one of the biggest frauds in global history.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Definition of frauds

Noun

Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.

— Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026
This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.

— Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of pretenders

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Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.

— Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of charlatans

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The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has warned that people can easily obtain fakes; in 2010, Puerto Rico invalidated all its existing birth certificates, citing rampant fraud and identity theft.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The publicly available letter, which was dated June 18, comes as Europe prepares to start implementing more regulations under the AI Act this August, including the transparency obligations requiring companies to disclose deep fakes in audio and visual content.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

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