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sham::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fake, postiche |
| Type of | imitation |
| Has types | fake book, potemkin village |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | affect, dissemble, feign, pretend |
| Type of | belie, misrepresent |
| Has types | play possum, talk through one's hat, take a dive, bull, bullshit, fake, mouth |
| Verb group | make believe, make, pretend |
| Derivation | shammer |
He shammed a headache.
Examples of sham
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In the sham procedure, a small indentation was drilled partway into their skull.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sham will emcee tonight's postgame in-stadium Cowboys farewell to Texas Stadium.
From the dallasnews.com
Your article is a complete sham and not worthy to be published in any newspaper.
From the philly.com
Researchers used either acupuncture or sham acupuncture to reduce pain symptoms.
From the sciencedaily.com
Why is is that the rest of the world can see through this sham yet they can not?
From the guardian.co.uk
The Golden Globe Awards, reduced to a sham of a press conference, was one thing.
From the signonsandiego.com
The people of Pakistan know that elections under martial law are a similar sham.
From the washingtonpost.com
So when you read his counterpoint to my argument, be aware that it's all a sham.
From the courier-journal.com
This pathetic sham of a government is perfectly capable of bringing itself down.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Assumed: 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"
- Fake: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- Simulate: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- Feign: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
- Imposter: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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