- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
139 entries under sham topic. ×
| chicane(noun, catch, fake, cheat, trick) | |
| delusion(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion) | |
| con(noun, cover, line, cheat, trick) | |
| fallacy(noun, cover, line, trick, confusion) | |
| feint(noun, catch, trick, honest, twist) | |
| humbug(noun, fake, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| mendacity(noun, lie, dishonest, dishonesty) | |
| scam(noun, cheat, trick, twist, speed) | |
| dishonesty(noun, craft, cheat, trick, twist) | |
| equivocation(noun, cover, lie, mistake, dishonest) | |
| evasion(noun, cover, trick, lie, mistake) | |
| lie(noun, cover, line, trick, display) | |
| fake(noun, adjective, catch, cheat, trick) | |
| falsehood(noun, trick, lie, mistake, dishonest) | |
| falseness(noun, lie, dishonesty, treachery) | |
| flimflam(noun, cheat, trick, twist, charm) | |
| pretense(noun, cover, show, catch, fake) | |
| untruth(noun, lie, mistake, dishonest) | |
| decoy(noun, trick, trap, con) | |
| falsity(noun, display, lie, dishonesty) |
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