SHAM


Meaning of SHAM in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: imposture , cheat, deceit, deception, fake, flimflam, hoax, put-on, sell, spoof

Related Word: facade, fakery, false front, Potemkin village

2.

Synonyms: hypocrisy , cant, hypocriticalness, pecksniffery, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, Tartuffery, Tartuffism

3.

Synonyms: mockery 2, burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, travesty

II. verb

Synonyms: assume 4, act, affect, bluff, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, simulate

Related Word: ape, copy, imitate, mock; create, invent; lie, mislead

III. adjective

1.

Synonyms: fictitious 2, fake, mock, simulated

Related Word: affected, assumed, feigned; pseudo, so-called; make-believe, pretend

2.

Synonyms: counterfeit , bogus, brummagem, fake, false, phony, pinchbeck, pseudo, snide, spurious

3.

Synonyms: artificial 2, dummy, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, simulated, spurious, substitute

Related Word: plaster, synthetic; adulterated; bogus

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