What is another word for poseur?

Pronunciation: [pˈə͡ʊsɜː] (IPA)

Poseur is a term that refers to someone who pretends to be something they're not. It's often used to describe people who are trying too hard to fit in or appear cool. Some synonyms for poseur include: poser, fake, phony, pretender, imposter, charlatan, fraud, counterfeit, impostor, and faker. These are all words that suggest someone is trying to present themselves as something they're not. Whether it's through their clothes, behavior, or attitude, poseurs can be easy to spot. While some people may use these words to insult or criticize someone, it's important to remember that everyone has moments of insecurity and vulnerability.

What are the hypernyms for Poseur?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Poseur

That Alfieri, a strange mixture of the passionate man of spontaneous action, and of the self-manipulating, idealising poseur, should have fallen short of his own ideals, is perhaps the one pathetic circumstance of his life; the one dash of suffering and failure which makes this heroic man a hero.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
Nevertheless Alfieri had a distinct dramatic sense: an intense poseur himself, enjoying nothing so much as working himself up to produce a given effect upon his own mind or upon others, he had an extraordinary instinct for the theatrical, for the moral attitude which may be struck so as to be effective, and for the arrangement of subordinate parts so that this attitude surprise and move the audience.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
But he was also, what seems almost incompatible with this ferocious truthfulness, excessively self-conscious and morally attitudinising, a thin-skinned poseur.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)

Famous quotes with Poseur

  • There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what they've got.
    Billy Corgan

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