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shams
adjective
(sham)
adopted in order to deceive
Synonyms:
assumed
,
false
,
fictitious
,
fictive
,
pretended
, put on,
Examples:
Sham modesty.
shams
verb
(sham)
make a pretence of
Synonyms:
assume
,
feign
,
simulate
,
shams
noun
(sham)
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Synonyms:
fake
,
postiche
,
shams
noun
(sham)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonyms:
fake
,
faker
,
fraud
,
imposter
,
impostor
,
pretender
,
pseud
,
pseudo
, role player,
shammer
,
shams
verb
(sham)
make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms:
affect
,
dissemble
,
feign
,
pretend
,
Examples:
He shammed a headache.
Words Related to
shams
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fraud
,
fake
,
fictitious
,
false
,
pseudo
,
imposter
,
impostor
,
faker
,
pretended
,
pretend
,
dissemble
,
pretender
,
feign
,
counterfeit
,
fictive
,
simulate
,
imitative
,
assumed
,
put on
,
affect
,
assume
,
postiche
,
pseud
,
role player
,
sun
,
deceptions
,
sol
,
phony
,
frauds
,
phoney
,
fabrications
,
coverups
,
conspiracies
,
liars
,
fakery
,
ponzi
,
swindle
,
chicanery
,
fleece
,
deceit
,
manipulations
,
comforters
,
charade
,
mattress pad
,
phantom
,
hypocrites
,
macrame
,
dust ruffle
,
ruse
,
swindlers
,
coverlets
,
jacquard
,
bedspreads
,
pillows
,
flatteries
,
polka dot
,
connivers
,
pyramid scheme
,
mendacity
,
ploys
,
schemers
,
mohair
,
subterfuges
,
scams
,
charlatan
,
matelasse
,
boucle
,
duplicity
,
percale
,
scoundrels
,
gimmicks
,
patsies
,
exaggerations
,
fibbers
,
enron
,
damask
,
briberies
,
ponzi scheme
,
flimflam
,
falsities
,
furbelows
,
flukes
,
shysters
,
smokescreen
,
falsehoods
,
hypocrisy
,
artifices
,
concealments
,
vanities
,
fluff
,
cotton flannel
,
untruths
,
farces
,
tattersall
,
disingenuity
,
mountebanks
,
distortions
,
puffery
,
whoppers
,
florin
,
shams
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