posturer
One who pretends
A posturer is someone who adopts attitudes or behaviors for effect rather than from genuine conviction.
The word carries accusation—calling someone a posturer suggests their stance is performance, not principle: He dismissed the senator as a posturer who'd never actually vote against the bill.
The term implies calculated artifice rather than authentic belief.
Person feigning refined tastes
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- exhibitionistOne who exposes themselves
- swaggererBoastful, showy person
- grandstanderOne who seeks applause
peacock · show-off · boaster · narcissist · egotist · fop · dandy · strutter
Faker claiming false expertise
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fakerOne who pretends
- deceiverOne who tricks others
pretender · swindler · quack · mountebank · hoaxer · hypocrite · masquerader · con-artist
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- guiseExternal manner shown
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
artifice · sham · feigning · deception · insincerity · fakery · duplicity · simulation
Standing posture or viewpoint
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- demeanorOutward manner, conduct
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- deportmentManner and conduct
mien · bearing · body-language · composure · presence · self-presentation · attitude · comportment
poseur
Person feigning refined tastes
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- exhibitionistOne who exposes themselves
- swaggererBoastful, showy person
grandstander · peacock · show-off · boaster · narcissist · egotist · fop · dandy · strutter · blowhard
charlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
deceiver · pretender · swindler · quack · mountebank · hoaxer · hypocrite · masquerader · con-artist · fake
charade
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- guiseExternal manner shown
affectation · artifice · sham · feigning · deception · insincerity · fakery · duplicity · simulation · bluff
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
deportment · mien · bearing · body-language · composure · presence · self-presentation · attitude · comportment · air
posturerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
real deal · honest broker · truth-teller · what you see is what you get · true believer
posturerdeep thinker
One who reflects profoundly
heavyweight · doer · practitioner · expert
- bad posture
- proper postureCorrect body alignment
- open postureAccessible body language
- posture adjustmentCorrecting bodily alignment
- body posturePhysical stance and alignment
- relaxed postureUnstrained body positioning
posture, posturing, postures, imposture, postured, postural, posturings