Synonyms of foisted

foisted

verb

past tense of foist

as in imposed

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

shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• inflicted
• wished
• passed off
• forced
• palmed
• fobbed off
• entailed
• palmed off
• forged
• distorted
• misrepresented
• falsified
• counterfeited
• faked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foisted

If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural. —Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026

This often takes away from the point the film is trying to make, about the suspicions foisted upon innocent West Asians (Amir and Jahan’s background is left intentionally ambiguous). —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

There is also good reason to question the urgency with which this decision is being foisted on the city. —Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

That means that this nauseating change is being foisted upon us by out-of-town politicians whose constituents probably use PBIA very rarely and might not even know that this bill (or even this airport) exists. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026

Their preferred version of reality could be foisted onto anyone. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026

For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser. —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Linda’s life is constructed of problems not of her own creation but foisted upon her. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

The agency first fixed that by pumping groundwater back to the river, but that foisted the salt problem onto Mexican farmers, who have a treaty right to clean river water. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025