1. sham - noun
· something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Hypernym(s): imitation
2. sham - noun
· a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonym(s): imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player
Hypernym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
3. sham - verb
· make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
Synonym(s): simulate, assume, feign
Hypernym(s): dissemble, pretend, act
4. sham - verb
· make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
Synonym(s): feign, pretend, affect, dissemble
Hypernym(s): misrepresent, belie
5. sham - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on
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