91 entries under sham topic. ×

18
artificial(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
7
fabricated(verb, adjective, fake, unusual, strange)
7
false(adjective, fake, unusual, counterfeit)
7
feigned(adjective, fake, false, unusual, counterfeit)
7
studied(verb, adjective, unusual, deliberate, counterfeit)
5
spurious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
insincere(adjective, fake, unusual, counterfeit)
4
meretricious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, phony)
4
pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
concocted(verb, adjective, fake, unusual, strange)
3
factitious(adjective, fake, unusual, strange, counterfeit)
3
fake(adjective, false, counterfeit, phony)
3
pseudo(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange)
2
counterfeit(adjective, fake, false, refined)
2
deceitful(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
forged(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
framed(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
fraudulent(adjective, fake, counterfeit, phony)
2
imitation(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange)
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