sham

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sham Definition

• (n) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• (n) a person who makes deceitful pretenses
• (s) adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
• (v) make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
• (v) make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

sham Synonyms

• affect
• assume
• assumed
• dissemble
• fake
• faker
• false
• feign
• fictitious
• fictive
• fraud
• imposter
• impostor
• postiche
• pretend
• pretended
• pretender
• pseud
• pseudo
• put on
• role player
• sham
• shammer
• simulate