Synonyms of foisting

foisting

verb

present participle of foist

as in inflicting

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable

shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inflicting
• imposing
• wishing
• forcing
• palming
• passing off
• palming off
• entailing
• fobbing off
• distorting
• misrepresenting
• forging
• falsifying
• counterfeiting
• faking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foisting

Even Jeff, post-premiere, has been a delight, just kind of letting the game play out and not foisting metaphors upon us at Tribal Council. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

No foisting me on another mother too overwhelmed to notice. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

In the vein of each family dwelling, the village courtroom becomes an amphitheater of sorts, foisting upon its participants a sense of outward performance, while simultaneously exposing them to the elements. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

This quite plainly is a group of adult activists foisting their political causes onto the next generation, defining students in their own image, and asking them to carry these burdens for them. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public. — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026

Thirsty attendees jostled through the rooms, foisting their shoulders through a sea of supplicants, holding out their glasses for a few precious drops of carbonic Trousseau, or Xarel-lo pet-nat, or ramato Pinot Gris, or whole-cluster Marquette. — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018