52 entries under sham topic. ×
| pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, honest) | |
| feigning(noun, adjective, trick, cloak) | |
| masquerade(noun, trick, honest, display, true) | |
| simulation(noun, honest, display, true) | |
| affectation(noun, trick, con, falsehood) | |
| faking(verb, trick, con, falsehood) | |
| gag(act, trick, routine, con) | |
| ostentation(act, trick, routine, con) | |
| posing(noun, verb, act, trick, routine) | |
| deception(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| dissimulation(act, trick, routine, con) | |
| facade(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| fakery(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| pretext(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| semblance(act, person, part, character, trick) | |
| stunt(act, play, trick, routine) | |
| claim(act, trick, routine, con) | |
| display(act, play, trick, con) | |
| dumb act(expression, act, trick, cloak) | |
| excuse(act, trick, routine, con) |
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