imposters
Wolves in sheep's clothing
Imposters is a variant spelling of impostors, the plural of impostor.
An impostor is someone who pretends to be someone else, typically to deceive others for personal gain or advantage.
The word carries connotations of fraud and deliberate misrepresentation.
The imposters gained access by posing as maintenance workers.
Both spellings are acceptable, though impostor with an -or ending is more traditional.
Deceptive acts or impostors
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- charlatansPretenders to special knowledge
- con artistsPeople who cheat others
swindlers · phonies · deceivers · scammers · hustlers · tricksters · mountebanks · quacks
Ghostly identical strangers
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
- lookalikesNear-identical in appearance
- ringersBell operators or fakes
- stand-insTemporary replacement people
body doubles · decoys · usurpers · identity thieves · catfish · pseudonyms · aliases · social engineers
Social deduction game
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- crewmatesFellow members aboard
- saboteursIntentional disruptors of operations
- emergency meetingUrgent unscheduled group convening
voting · ejection · venting · sus · traitors · deduction · bluffing · accusation
Uncertainty about oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- overachieversThose who exceed expectations
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
insecurity · undervaluing · belonging · validation · competence · attribution · achievement · Dunning-Kruger
frauds
Deceptive acts or impostors
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- charlatansPretenders to special knowledge
con artists · swindlers · phonies · deceivers · scammers · hustlers · tricksters · mountebanks · quacks · poseurs
doppelgangers
Ghostly identical strangers
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
- lookalikesNear-identical in appearance
- ringersBell operators or fakes
stand-ins · body doubles · decoys · usurpers · identity thieves · catfish · pseudonyms · aliases · social engineers
Among Us
Social deduction game
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- crewmatesFellow members aboard
- saboteursIntentional disruptors of operations
emergency meeting · voting · ejection · venting · sus · traitors · deduction · bluffing · accusation · alibi
self-doubt
Uncertainty about oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- overachieversThose who exceed expectations
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
anxiety · insecurity · undervaluing · belonging · validation · competence · attribution · achievement · Dunning-Kruger · workplace anxiety
- Con Artist Tropescon artists, deceivers, schemes, double-crosses, disguises
impostersoriginals
Authentic first versions
genuine articles · genuine article · real thing · authentic · the real thing
- imposter syndromeBelief you're secretly unqualified