- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
139 entries under sham topic. ×
| sting(noun, cheat, trick, swindle) | |
| acting(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| appearance(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| charade(noun, trick, con, fraud) | |
| confidence game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| cover-up(noun, cover, show, line, trick) | |
| dirty pool(noun, expression, craft, cheat, trick) | |
| erroneousness(noun, uncertainty, lie, mistake) | |
| excuse(noun, show, trick, face) | |
| fabrication(fake, trick, counterfeit, lie) | |
| faking(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| fallaciousness(lie, story, falseness, untruth) | |
| fast shuffle(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| fiction(lie, story, untruth) | |
| invention(noun, plan, fancy, trick, confusion) | |
| ostentation(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| perjury(noun, lie, dishonesty, story) | |
| posing(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| simulation(noun, trick, copy, con) | |
| stall(noun, cover, line, trick) |
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