The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POSEUR , but the solution may also be PHONY which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Pretender crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSEUR | 33 % | 6 |
| WANNABE | 13 % | 7 |
| IMPOSTOR | 13 % | 8 |
| SEEMER | 13 % | 6 |
| POSER | 8 % | 5 |
| ACTOR | 4 % | 5 |
| SHAM | 4 % | 4 |
| FAKER | 4 % | 5 |
| PHONY | 4 % | 5 |
| SIMULATOR | 4 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pretender
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pseud
- impostor
- pseudo
- imposter
- faker
- fake
- sham
- fraud
- role player
- phoney
- poser
- fraudster
Crossword Answer definitions
POSEUR noun- One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result POSEUR
- Phony
- Pretender
- Fraud
- One with affected manners
- One who affects a false attitude
- "The Great Impostor," for one
- Show-off
- Charlatan
- One who puts on airs
- One with affectations
More clues leading to the result WANNABE
- Hit 1996 single that is the world's catchiest song, according to Dutch researchers
- Pretender
- One who dreams of fame, e.g.
- Ambitious type, informally
- Hopeful
- Aspirant
- Aspiring one
- Aspirer
- Hanger-on
- Starstruck sort, maybe
More clues leading to the result IMPOSTOR
- Quack
- Pretender
- Fake
- Identity thief, e.g.
- Phony
- Charlatan.
- Poseur.
- Wolf in sheep's clothing, e.g.
- Human phony
- ___ syndrome ("I don't belong here" feeling)
More clues leading to the result SEEMER
More clues leading to the result POSER
- Baffling problem
- Baffling question
- Sticky problem
- Dilemma
- Insult for a middle schooler who puts on airs
- Superficial sort
- Enigma
- Tough nut to crack
- Riddle
- "Cheese" sayer
More clues leading to the result ACTOR
- Thespian
- Meryl Streep, to the politically correct
- Man of parts
- Booth was one
- Robert De Niro or Al Pacino
- Robert De Niro, for one
- Cruise, for one
- Paul Newman, e.g.
- Part man?
- Pitt or Penn
More clues leading to the result SHAM
- Bogus
- Decorative cover
- Fake
- Pillow cover
- Pillow protector
- Sam the __ and the Pharaohs
- Bedding item
- Deceit
- Fraud
- Hoax
More clues leading to the result FAKER
- One who plays possum, for example
- Phony
- Charlatan
- Quack
- Con artist
- Impostor
- Phony person
- Pretender
- Actor, usually
- Fraud