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sham
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- pronunciation:
- shaem
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit.
The advertising was very convincing, but the product was a sham.- synonyms:
- counterfeit, fake, forgery, hoax, phony
- similar words:
- shoddy
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| definition 2: |
one who pretends to have an identity, status, or qualities that he or she does not possess; impostor.
- synonyms:
- fake, faker, fraud, impostor, phony, pretender
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| definition 3: |
the quality or an instance of pretense or deceptiveness.
His sympathetic words are mere sham.- synonyms:
- forgery, masquerade, pretense, show
- similar words:
- act, acting, ruse
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| definition 4: |
a protective or decorative cover, as for a pillow.
- synonyms:
- pillow sham
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| related words: |
affectation, cant, deceit, deception, delusion, fraud, gloss, hoax, humbug, masquerade, mock, pose, trick |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
false or simulated.
sham griefsham diamonds- synonyms:
- bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, feigned, fraudulent, inauthentic, phony, spurious
- antonyms:
- genuine
- similar words:
- artificial, dissembled, fictitious, forged, imitation, insincere, mock, put-on, shoddy, synthetic
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| related words: |
affected, apocryphal, bogus, deceitful, false, hollow, mimic, quack |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shams, shamming, shammed |
| definition: |
to create the false appearance of; fake.
She's always shamming fatigue to avoid work.- synonyms:
- counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, simulate
- similar words:
- act, affect, assume, imitate
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| related words: |
fabricate, play |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to pretend to feel or be something.
- synonyms:
- counterfeit, fake, feign
- similar words:
- act, dissemble, humbug, make believe, pose
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| related words: |
fool, masquerade, pretend |
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