- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
139 entries under sham topic. ×
| pretext(noun, show, trick, face) | |
| prevarication(noun, cover, line, lie, dishonest) | |
| snow job(noun, expression, cheat, trick, ripoff) | |
| fakery(noun, cheat, trick, lie) | |
| gimmick(noun, action, catch, trick, honest) | |
| masquerade(noun, trick, con, disguise) | |
| rip-off(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| spoof(noun, fix, wrong, trick, copy) | |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, trap) | |
| fast one(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cheat) | |
| insincerity(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest) | |
| act(trick, con, fraud, falsehood) | |
| affectation(noun, trick, display, lie) | |
| error(noun, confusion, uncertainty, lie, impression) | |
| falsification(noun, trick, dishonesty, con) | |
| feigning(trick, lie, con, story) | |
| hustle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| mockery(noun, trick, confusion, display, lie) | |
| racket(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick) | |
| semblance(noun, show, fancy, trick, confusion) |
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