sham

English Thesaurus

1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	imitation,
definition	:	something copied or derived from an original (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	fake book,
definition	:	a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	potemkin village,
definition	:	something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance (noun.artifact)

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

hypernym	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

hyponym	:	name dropper,
definition	:	someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends (noun.person)

hyponym	:	ringer,
definition	:	a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses (noun.person)

3. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	belie, misrepresent,
definition	:	represent falsely (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	play possum,
definition	:	to pretend to be dead (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	take a dive,
definition	:	pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	mouth,
definition	:	articulate silently; form words with the lips only (verb.communication)

verb group	:	make, make believe, pretend,
definition	:	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication)

4. make a pretence of (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	act, dissemble, pretend,
definition	:	behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)

hyponym	:	play,
definition	:	pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity (verb.creation)

hyponym	:	feint,
definition	:	deceive by a mock action (verb.creation)

5. adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

similar	:	counterfeit, imitative,
definition	:	not genuine; imitating something superior (adj.all)

6. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated,
definition	:	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article (adj.all)

7. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, dissemble, pretend,
definition	:	behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony,
definition	:	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance (adj.all)

8. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

derivation	:	fake, postiche, sham,
definition	:	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense,
definition	:	pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender,
definition	:	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives (noun.person)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

9. make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

10. adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	fake, postiche, sham,
definition	:	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	falseness, hollowness, insincerity,
definition	:	the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fable, fabrication, fiction,
definition	:	a deliberately false or improbable account (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

11. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated,
definition	:	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article (adj.all)

12. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, dissemble, pretend,
definition	:	behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony,
definition	:	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance (adj.all)

13. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

derivation	:	fake, postiche, sham,
definition	:	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense,
definition	:	pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender,
definition	:	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives (noun.person)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

14. make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

15. adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	fake, postiche, sham,
definition	:	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	falseness, hollowness, insincerity,
definition	:	the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fable, fabrication, fiction,
definition	:	a deliberately false or improbable account (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer,
definition	:	a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

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